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Lunacy

2005 · 117 min

A surreal, unsettling descent into madness, blending live action with grotesque stop-motion animation to create a disturbing and darkly comic experience.

Directed by
Jan Švankmajer
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Overview
A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man might have predicted.
How it feels
Dark, eerie, absurd and satirical. Measured and demanding.
About
Madness, obsession, betrayal, morality
Content
Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
Note
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Directed by
Jan Švankmajer
Genres
Comedy, Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour5
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Jan Švankmajer
Written by
Jan Švankmajer
Starring
Pavel Liška, Jan Tříska, Anna Geislerová, Jaroslav Dušek, Martin Huba, Karel Heřman, Pavel Nový, Stano Dančiak
Cinematography
Juraj Galvánek
Runtime
117 min
Country
Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
Languages
Czech

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