The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer (1984)


  • Genre: Animation
  • Release Date: 1984-06-20
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 38 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 14min
  • Language: No Language
  • Production Company: Atelier Koninck
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Keith Griffiths.
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Summary

In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat, takes a boy as a pupil. First, the professor empties fluff and toys from the child's head, leaving him without the top of his head for most of the film. The professor then teaches the lad about illusions and perspectives, the pursuit of an object through exploring a bank of drawers, divining an object, and the migration of forms. The child then brings out a box with a tarantula in it: the professor puts his "hands" into the box and describes what he feels. The boy receives a final lesson about animation and film making; then the professor gives him a brain and his own open-book hat.

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Directing Stephen Quay Director
Directing Timothy Quay Director
Directing Keith Griffiths Director
Production Keith Griffiths Producer
Camera Timothy Quay Director of Photography
Camera Stephen Quay Director of Photography
Sound Zdeněk Liška Music

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