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Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose streaming

2015 Movie Australia Short, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Animation, Fantasy 13 min Ages 13+

By: Del Kathryn Barton, Brendan Fletcher With: Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham, Sophie Lowe, Joshua Brennan, Benedict Samuel

A nightingale bird discovers a true lover when she witnesses a young university student talk with great passion about his beloved. The Nightingale goes on a quest to find the red rose the Student needs win his lovers heart, but this comes at a chilling price. Based on the classic fairytale by Oscar Wilde.

Festival Achievements

Berlin International Film Festival 2015

Selections:

Generation 2015

International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam 2014

Selections:

IDFA Archive

Mood

Fantastical

Melancholic

Poignant

Reflective

Romantic

Serious

Cast & Crew

Brendan Fletcher

Del Kathryn Barton

Oscar Wilde

Joshua Brennan

Mia Wasikowska

Geoffrey Rush

David Wenham

Benedict Samuel

Sophie Lowe

Brendan Fletcher (Director)

Adaptation

Oscar Wilde Story

Cinematic Technique

Animation

Artistic

Symbolic

Visual Storytelling

Narrative Structure

Fairy Tale Adaptation

Pace

Moderate

Reflective

Steady

Style

Animated

Fairy Tale

Poetic

Stylized

Surrealism

Time-Period

Fairy Tale Era

Central Conflict

Love Sacrifice

Quest For Rose

Characters

Beloved

Nightingale

Student

Ending

Bittersweet

Sacrificial

Historical Context

Fairy Tale Era

Key Plot Points

Bird'S Sacrifice

Red Rose Quest

Plot

Fairy Tale Adaptation

Love Quest

Quest

Romantic Conflict

Sacrifice

Setting

Dreamlike

Enchanting

Fairy Tale World

Fantastical

Theme

Beauty And Pain

Consequences

Love

Love And Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Selflessness

Genre

Animation

Drama

Fantasy

Literary Adaptation

Romance

Audiences

Adults

Children

Fairy Tale Lovers

Family

Literature Lovers

Teens

Titles

Oscar Wilde'S The Nightingale And The Rose

Release Year

2015

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