The main--and only--character in Looking Glass does not talk much. Instead, what mostly resonates in the short, black-and-white animation created by Erik Rosenlund are the sounds of a thunderstorm or of the little girl's footsteps as she runs away from what she saw in a mirror in the dark. Although the film runs for only five minutes, it effectively brings viewers a sensation of horror and reminds them of similar scary memories from their childhood.
"I wanted to make a very short and scary animation," Rosenlund said during a recent interview with The Daily Yomiuri.
"I also was interested in making characters who aren't really attractive," the Swedish director added, referring to the girl with the angular face, a feature shared by some of his other characters.
Along with the use of minimal lines and colors in Looking Glass and other works, Rosenlund said that the characters' angularity is a kind of reaction to his own drawing style when he worked making illustrations for newspapers. "The characters were supposed to be funny, and they were round...in a way to appeal everyone [at that time]. After doing that, I wanted to do something opposite in a way."
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Nordic animation: short, sweet, bizarre
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