Daily post 17 Jul 2006 07:45 am
Svankmajer and Lunacy
- Jan Svankmayer‘s most recent film, Lunacy, will be coming to the Film Forum in New York August 9th through 22nd.
The film has been a hit at many international film festivals, including Seattle, Melbourne, Cannes, Venice, and Göteborg.
When Lunacy premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, Time Out Magazine said: “‘Lunacy‘ is a characteristically visceral mix of live action and stop-motion animation from Jan Svankmajer – leave it to the Czech surrealist lunatic to pump fresh blood into the idea of insanity as a functional state of mind.”
Jan Svankmajer’s master animation has influenced Tim Burton and the Quay Brothers. LUNACY builds on his previous features (ALICE, FAUST, CONSPIRATORS OF PLEASURE, and LITTLE OTIK.)
It’s a “philosophical horror film,†according to Svankmajer. One would guess that he should know best. All I know is that every work he’s done is a revelation and an inspiration for a lot of important animators. That probably makes it an important film to see.
- To get a glimpse of Svankmajer’s work on line, go to YouTube. (I guess no one’s challenging this copyright infringement.)
