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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   959 votes
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Director:
Jan Svankmajer
Writers:
Edgar Allan Poe (story) and
Marquis de Sade (story) ...
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Release Date:
17 November 2005 (Czech Republic) more
Genre:
Horror more
Plot:
A horror movie testing two approaches to running an insane asylum - absolute freedom versus control and punishment... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Lunacy and Sheitan (Tribeca Flashback Review)
 (From Fangoria. 21 April 2009, 12:35 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Classic European cinema more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Pavel Liska ... Jean Berlot
Jan Triska ... Marquis
Anna Geislerová ... Charlotte
Jaroslav Dusek ... Dr. Murlloppe
Martin Huba ... Dr. Coulmiere
Pavel Nový ... Servant Dominic
Stano Danciak ... Innkeeper
Jirí Krytinár ... Reciting Madman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ctirad Götz ... Ostler
Iva Littmanová
Katerina Ruzicková
Jan Svankmajer ... Himself
Katerina Valachová
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lunacy (USA)
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Runtime:
Japan:123 min | Czech Republic:118 min | Argentina:118 min
Language:
Czech
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Athanor more

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

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39 out of 46 people found the following comment useful:-
Classic European cinema, 1 May 2006
9/10
Author: stratonick from United Kingdom

I recently saw this film at the Jeonju film festival in Korea. It was by far the best film I saw all weekend. Selini is like a combination of Godard, Herzog and classic Czech animation- the kind of committed and convincing political film making that is increasingly rare these days. In his introduction Svankmajer compares the excesses of extreme reactionary and liberal regimes and argues that we currentlycombine the worst of both worlds in encouraging people to do whatever they want whilst relying on punishment and fear to keep them under control. The plot (based on an Edgar Allen Poe short story) is simple- an innocent traveller bears witness to the lunatics taking over the asylum. But the nightmarish atmosphere of confusion and fear, enhanced by gruesome stop motion animation between scenes, is both compelling, disturbing and extremely effective in communicating the directors ideas. The acting is committed and convincing and the story has, like the decline into madness, a chilling inevitability about it. The film uses this simple story to explore more challenging philosophical concepts. You don't have to be a fan of art-house cinema to understand and enjoy this exciting movie. 9/10

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