2021 · animation · romance
The Windshield Wiper
Directed by Alberto Mielgo15m2021
Inside a cafe while smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, a man poses an ambitious question: "What is Love?". A collection of vignettes and situations will lead the man to the desired conclusion.
Our read: The Windshield Wiper (2021) reads as a neutral, measured, surreal animation · romance entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, measured, gentle animation / romance, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- measured
- gentle
- surreal
- signature
- intimate
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How The Windshield Wiper feels to watch.
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“You want an adult animated vignette short exploring the messy and cynical sides of love.”
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