Documentary ·Animation · United Kingdom · 1984 · 54m

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

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Director
Stephen QuayTimothy Quay
Cast
Jan Švankmajer as Paul Hammond as Dawn Ades as Dalibor Veseley as Conroy Maddox as Roger Cardinal as
Synopsis

The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled as a separate short.

Mood & Themes
surrealismstop motionclaymationshort film
Key Collaborators
Stephen Quay Director Timothy Quay Director
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