The Lady and the Reaper

The Lady And The Reaper is a short film comedy written and directed by Javier Recio Gracia about the struggle between a doctor and the reaper for an old lady’s life.

An unusual conflict soon propels a purported drama into a slapstick comedy full of chases, collisions and assorted action sequences.

The narrative logic presented at the beginning of the piece is abandoned and the struggle between the characters mediated through their traditional roles is re-presented as a direct conflict between them that turns into a series of Looney Tunes roller-coaster scenes, marked by physical humor and characteristic discontinuous, non-realistic stylized staging. The supernatural elements, related aesthetic and dark humor, however, set a particular mood for the film, aiming it at an adult audience.

As is the case with the Looney Tunes, music plays a key role. Spanish musician Sergio de la Puente was in charge of creating the soundtrack with a jazzy taste.

The Lady And The Reaper was co-produced by Kandor Graphics and Green Moon. Kandor Graphics is one of the few Spanish studios that dedicates full time to creating quality films, both features and shorts, putting special emphasis on script development. Following Pixar’s model, Kandor produces short films to test and incorporate new technology, improve its production pipeline and stimulate the team’s creativity.