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Lunacy

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In 19th-century France a young man (Pavel Liska) meets a nobleman (Jan Tríska) who invites him to spend the night in his castle, where the former witnesses a bizarre orgy and the latter's apparent death and burial. The next day, the nobleman explains he cured his fear of premature burial by having himself entombed, and he suggests that the young man, who is plagued by nightmares of a madhouse, have himself committed.

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A Svankmajer movie is not for everyone, but he displays his usual creative flair for surreal imagery.

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Bill Stamets Chicago Sun-Times A horse-drawn carriage crossing an expressway overpass promises a more subversive ride than Svankmajer delivers. Rated: 2/4 Oct 27, 2006 Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune While Lunacy leaves you with the impression that Svankmajer is more expressive with cutlets than he is with his atypically human-dominated dreamscape, some of the images are doozies. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 26, 2006 Full Review Jeff Shannon Seattle Times This is one of those deliriously unhinged movies that looks, feels and sounds genuinely insane, for all the right artistic reasons. Rated: 3/4 Oct 13, 2006 Full Review Christopher Campbell Cinematical Wickedly funny and astonishingly conceived, the film is a nonstop cavalcade of shocks, surprises and enchantments. I loved every minute of it. Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 18, 2007 Full Review Ken Eisner Georgia Straight As pure cinema, there's no denying the power of Lunacy, although mostly that power can best be described as, well, sadistic. Apr 16, 2007 Full Review Rex Roberts Film Journal International Svankmajer continues to push at the boundaries of convention, juxtaposing blasphemy and torture while mocking the possibility of transcendence. Feb 22, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member You can see all the representations of men. A fabulous window peeking into what a convenient state of mind means in most societies. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member F 8.2 [Jan Svankmajer] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Not for the faint of heart. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Basically a wannabee-de-sade flick with some animated sirloin steak in it. The political analysis Svankmajer is so proud of is laboured, slow, pedantic and was done much better 50 years ago in the Prisoner and shortly after in Pasolini's Salo. This is the second Svankmajer fillm to have disappointed me. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member As in all Svankmajer films, the visual aspects far outweigh the dramatic ones, but this time, the drama is draggy and drawn-out. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member What in the fuck did I just sit through?!!! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jan Svankmajer

Director

Pavel Liska

Jean Berlot

Jan Tríska

The Marquis

Anna Geislerová

Charlotte

Martin Huba

Dr. Coulmiere

Jaroslav Dusek

Dr. Murlioppe

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Synopsis In 19th-century France a young man (Pavel Liska) meets a nobleman (Jan Tríska) who invites him to spend the night in his castle, where the former witnesses a bizarre orgy and the latter's apparent death and burial. The next day, the nobleman explains he cured his fear of premature burial by having himself entombed, and he suggests that the young man, who is plagued by nightmares of a madhouse, have himself committed.
Director
Jan Svankmajer
Producer
Jaromír Kallista
Screenwriter
Jan Svankmajer
Genre
Horror, Fantasy
Original Language
Czech
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Aug 9, 2006
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 20, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$48.0K
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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