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.
| 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 |