Convergences between opera and animation: ‘Fidelio, the animated short film’ (Vindevogel, 2020)
Abstract
Fidelio, the animated short film (Vindevogel, 2020) is an animated short film that uses Beethoven’s only opera to condense an update of its plot into fifteen minutes. From it, this article analyses the musical insertion in relation to the visual elements, to testify how metaphors bring narrative agility and symbolic effectiveness to a complex message, since it addresses issues such as inequality, social justice, the active role of women or the problems derived from capitalism. It is concluded that the intentionally restricted visual language is enhanced in a singular way by the connotations inherent to the music, so that the animation piece enjoys an effective finish and great potential as a transmitter of a message of brotherhood.
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