Darkness Light Darkness (1990)
"Tma/Svetlo/Tma" (original title)

A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where.

Director:

Jan Svankmajer

Writer:

Jan Svankmajer

3 wins.

Storyline

A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where.

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Plot Keywords:

room | stop motion | surrealism | body part | clay animation | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

18 January 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Darkness Light Darkness

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Svankmajer's short films are just as good

If you are a fan of Jan Svankmajer, definitely check this out. Subtitled as "Scenes From The Surreal," this collection of Svankmajer's short films includes "Darkness, Light, Darkness," "Manly Games" and "Death of Stalinism," plus a documentary on Svankmajer and his work. Those who are familiar with his full-length features such as "Alice" or "Faust" will instantly recognize the trademark usage of clay animation and marionettes combined with live action. On "Darkness, Light, Darkness" we witness a clay man basically building himself up from a scratch. "Manly Games" is a soccer game like you've never seen it before. (When a player is down, he is really down, I'll tell you that.) And "Death of Stalinism" is Svankmajer's unique rumination on the fall of communism and the Velvet revolution in Czech republic.

So, if you are a fan of Svankmajer, this, of course, is mandatory. If you are not, check this out and you just might become one.