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Lunacy (2005)
Sílení (original title)

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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 1,612 users   Metascore: 63/100 
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A horror movie testing two approaches to running an insane asylum - absolute freedom versus control and punishment - within the context of a world that combines the worst of both... See full summary »

Director:

Jan Svankmajer

Writers:

Edgar Allan Poe (story), Marquis de Sade (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Pavel Liska Pavel Liska ...
Jean Berlot
Jan Tríska Jan Tríska ...
Marquis
Anna Geislerová Anna Geislerová ...
Charlotte
Jaroslav Dusek Jaroslav Dusek ...
Dr. Murlloppe
Martin Huba Martin Huba ...
Dr. Coulmiere
Pavel Nový Pavel Nový ...
Stano Danciak Stano Danciak ...
Innkeeper
Jirí Krytinár Jirí Krytinár ...
Reciting Madman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ctirad Götz Ctirad Götz ...
Ostler
Iva Littmanová Iva Littmanová
Katerina Ruzicková Katerina Ruzicková
Jan Svankmajer Jan Svankmajer ...
Himself
Katerina Valachová Katerina Valachová
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Storyline

A horror movie testing two approaches to running an insane asylum - absolute freedom versus control and punishment - within the context of a world that combines the worst of both. Jean Berlot, a young man subject to a nightmare of being forced into a straitjacket by two orderlies, is befriended by a marquis. At the marquis's estate, Jean witnesses a black Mass, buries someone alive, and is invited to try preventive therapy. He's willing to enter a sanatorium because he believes he can rescue a young woman from there who has told him that the real director and staff of the clinic are locked in the basement. Jean conspires with her to set them free: the horrors have only begun. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Marquis | Punishment | Nightmare | Control | Asylum  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Country:

Czech Republic | Slovakia | Japan

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Démence See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

CZK 593,953 (Czech Republic) (17 November 2005) (22 Screens)

Gross:

$47,957 (USA) (4 February 2007)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Athanor, C-Ga Film, Ceská Televize See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Japan:  | Czech Republic:  | Argentina:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The official Czech submission to the 2007 Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. See more »