Jan Svankmajer. Vol. 1.

Jan Svankmajer’s animation is witty, macabre, violent and always perverse in its bizarre transformations of objects and beings. His films have spawned many imitations in television advertising, music video and fellow animators. This video contains a retrospective collection of his short films. “Dimensions of dialogue” is a brilliant indictment of human alienation symbolised by cannibalism; “The Flat” pits a man against a malevolent room in a special effects tour de force; two magicians fight to the death in “The Last trick”; while “Down to the cellar” probes the roots of childhood fear; “Virile games” finds all the world’s a battle field.

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Credits

production company

Argos

BFI

producer/director

Jan Svankmajer

Duration

01:10:00:00

Production places

Czechoslovakia

Production dates

1990

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303621

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Czechoslovakia

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - Czech Republic

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Magicians

Music & Performing Arts → Magicians

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Czechoslovakia, 1990

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