Nymphlight

Nymphlight

Directed by Joseph Cornell

19578 min5.6 / 10

A lyrical, visually poetic short film that blends documentary observation with whimsical fantasy to capture the fleeting beauty of a public park and its inhabitants.

A short, avant-garde movie, starring twelve-year-old ballet student Gwen Thomas, Nymphlight is a lovely blend of fact and fiction, using Bryant Park at the New York Public Library as a stage set for the fantasy inclusion of a certain nymph. A meditation on an ephemeral day in the the life of a park shared by birds, the young and the old.

Questions people ask

  • Is Nymphlight scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Nymphlight violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Nymphlight easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Nymphlight end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Nymphlight sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Nymphlight

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Same Mood as Nymphlight

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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