Lunacy

Lunacy

Lunacy is a 2005 Czech film by Jan Švankmajer. The film is loosely based on two short stories, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" and "The Premature Burial", by Edgar Allan Poe. It is also partly inspired by the works of the Marquis de Sade. The film was shot between October 2004 and April 2005, on location in the village of Peruc close to Prague, and in Švankmajer's studio in the village of Knovíz. The film grossed $48,324 in the US and $85,658 from foreign markets for a grand total of $133,982.

quick facts
Release date:November 3, 2005
Directed by:Jan Švankmajer
Runtime:118 Minutes
Producer:Jaromír Kallista
Editor:Marie Zemanova
Music by:Ivo Spalj
Cinematography:Juraj Galvanek
Screenplay by:Jan Švankmajer
Adapted from:The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Genre:Comedy

Cast of Lunacy

Anna Geislerová
Anna Geislerová
Born:April 17, 1976
Age:36
Jan Tříska
Jan Tříska
Born:November 4, 1936
Age:75
Pavel Liška
Pavel Liška
Born:June 29, 1971
Age:40
Martin Huba
Martin Huba
Born:July 16, 1943
Age:68
Jaroslav Dusek
Jaroslav Dusek
Born:April 30, 1961
Age:51
Pavel Novy
Pavel Novy
Born:September 5, 1948
Age:63

Film director of Lunacy

Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Born: September 4, 1934
Age: 77

Jan Švankmajer is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. He is a self-labeled surrealist known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others. Jan Švankmajer was born in...
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Surviving Life 2010 Comedy
Lunacy 2005 Comedy
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer: Vol. 1 2003 Animation
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer: Vol. 2 2003 Animation
Otesanek 2001 Comedy
Conspirators of Pleasure 1996 Animation
Faust 1994 Fantasy
Food 1992 Short Film
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia 1991 Short Film
Meat Love 1989 Short Film
Animated Self-Portraits 1989 Short Film
Darkness, Light, Darkness 1989 Short Film
Flora 1989 Animation
Alice 1988 Adventure
Virile Games 1988 Short Film
Another Kind of Love 1988 Animation
The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope 1983 Animation
Dimensions of Dialogue 1982 Short Film
Down to the Cellar 1982 Short Film
The Fall of the House of Usher 1980 Animation
Leonardo´s Diary 1973 Animation
Jabberwocky 1971 Short Film
The Ossuary 1970 Short Film
A Quiet Week in the House 1969 Animation
Don Juan 1969 Short Film
Picknick mit Weissmann 1968 Short Film
The Flat 1968 Short Film
Garden 1967 Short Film
Historia naturae 1967 Animation
Punch and Judy 1966 Short Film
Et Cetera 1966 Animation
A Game with Stones 1965 Animation
J.S. Bach, Fantasia in G Minor 1965 Short Film
The Last Trick 1964 Short Film
Jan Svankmajer: The Ossuary and Other Tales 1964 Animation
The Last Trick 1964 Short Film
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