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The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer

6.8/10

0hr 14mins

Country:GB

1984

Animation
Spoken Languages: No Language

Overview:

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.

Budget

$0.00

Production companies

Atelier Koninck

Genre

Animation

Runtime

0hr 14mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

1984-06-20