Category: Niki Lindroth von Bahr
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The Burden: A Darkly Funny Musical Punctures Existential Dread with Unusually Cheerful Song and Dance
Today we’re returning to a dark comedy classic that, although released in 2017, rings just as true in 2024. Directed by Swedish animator Niki Lindroth von Bahr, “The Burden” is a wildly wry musical that skewers loneliness, greed, beauty myths, and the existential woes of modern life through a lively cast of animal characters.…