Jan Svankmajer
Historia Naturae, Suita
Edition 1984
9'
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1967
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Animated film, Short
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Dialogue:
Czech
Director:
Jan Svankmajer
Composer:
Zdenek Liska
If there is such a thing as modern surrealism, not making use of the language of dreams, by now pretty conventional, to teach us fear (of ourselves), this film could be an example. Pushing the pattern of eat-or-be-eaten to extremes with dance-like exactness, it makes us realise that this pattern is a scale for human relations, rather than a law of nature.
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30 Jaar Oberhausen: Een Oost-Europese terugblik
Credits
Director
Jan Svankmajer
Composer
Zdenek Liska
Scenario
Jan Svankmajer
Director of Photography
Zdenek Sibrava
Editor
Milada Sádková
Producer
Antonín Vanek
More information
Dialogue
Czech
Countries of production
Czechoslovakia
Year
1967
