The Wishgranter and 4 Other Most Romantic Short Movies About Love
Charming stories that will touch your heart in just a few minutes.
Who said that love has to be talked about for hours? Sometimes a few minutes are enough to express all the tender feelings. We recalled five excellent short films that make you believe in miracles.
1. Stutterer, 2015
Lonely typographer Greenwood Carsen has stuttered since childhood. He tries to fight it, but nothing helps.
When a pen pal tells him she is coming to town and wants to meet him, Greenwood loses his grip. He has to come up with something to keep from losing face in front of his beloved.
The main character is already in a relationship, and in order to turn online feelings into real ones, he needs to accept himself. And most importantly, he needs to understand that in the eyes of his loved ones, any shortcomings will become an extra reason to love him even more.
2. Paperman, 2012
20th century, New York. A young office worker meets a girl on a train platform and falls in love. Sitting at his desk, the man notices the stranger in a nearby skyscraper.
He tries to call her, but fails. Then the man turns to unusual methods: he collects all the paper from the table and bombards the building with airplanes. But the supply of A4 paper is gradually exhausted.
The emotions of watching this sensual animation are enhanced by an unusual story. Paperman proves a simple truth: feelings are magic and a person cannot subjugate them.
3. Splitscreen: A Love Story, 2011
The movie lasts only a few minutes, and two seemingly unrelated stories unfold in parallel on the screen. A man and a woman from different countries wake up, go to the subway, get on a plane and fly somewhere.
The frame is always glued together from two different scenes, but the director keeps finding ways to make the split screen into a single image: the characters read newspapers, ride public transportation, and drink coffee with milk at the same time.
This unusual technique is not only necessary to surprise the audience. The split image helps to better understand the phenomenon of love. Let the characters start the day from different points of the world, but their daily lives and lives are quite similar.
4. God of Love, 2010
Ray, a struggling musician, suddenly becomes the god of love. He gets his hands on darts that can bring a variety of people together. But there's a problem: the guy himself has a lot of personal problems.
He tries to use the romantic weapon to his advantage. Now Ray is surrounded by a lot of women – and he doesn't like any of them as much as his colleague Kelly.
Luke Matheny's ironic comedy about the paradoxes of love won an Oscar for best short film – and for good reason. The sad truth of the movie is that the magic weapon in the main character's hands solves almost nothing. Love cannot be directed in the right direction: it will always find its way in.
5. The Wishgranter, 2016
There is a fountain in town. If you drop a coin in it and make a wish, it will definitely come true. This is because a small creature sits under the water and processes other people's dreams day and night.
One day, a boy and a girl come to the well. They both throw a coin, but for some reason nothing happens and the worker is forced to solve the problem himself.
A cute animated short about an unusual cupid, who looks more like an anthropomorphic hamster, surprises not only with its cute animation, but also with its plot. This is a touching story about people who influence the fate of others in an imperceptible way.