Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Time Piece end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Time Piece violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Time Piece easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Time Piece

Name: Time Piece
Genre: Comedy, Music, Fantasy
Released: 1965
Duration: 9 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jim Henson, Enid Cafritz, Jerry Juhl, Frank Oz, April March

Directed by Jim Henson

Produced by Muppets

19659 min7.1 / 10

A surreal, jazz-scored meditation on time's passage and human constraint, built from fragmented imagery and philosophical abstraction rather than narrative.

Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this 9-minute experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson. Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, "Time Piece" enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Short Subject.

Clusters

Visually Experimental Films Absurdist Political Satire Funny Movies About Life's Meaning Dark Comedy Nightmares Art and Philosophy Movements

Genres

Comedy Music Fantasy

Keywords

Jazz Avant-garde Short Film Experimental Film

Questions people ask

Is Time Piece sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Time Piece end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Time Piece violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Time Piece scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Time Piece easy watching? 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.

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