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Lunacy(Movie, 2005)

Original title: "Šílení" (Czech/CS)
1h 58min | Genres: Comedy, Horror
LunacyRating: 3.5/5 (with 2727 votes)
Lunacy (Czech: Šílení) is a 2005 Czech animated horror comedy-drama film written and directed by Jan Švankmajer. It is loosely based on two Edgar Allan Poe short stories, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" (1845) and "The Premature Burial" (1844), and 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. ()
Movie poster of Lunacy

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About Lunacy

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 may've predicted.

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Jan Svankmajer's LUNACY - Trailer(Trailer, 1:25)

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Additional Information

Production countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Based on: "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" (find it on Amazon), "The Premature Burial" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Czech (CS)
Spoken languages: Czech (CS)
Translated into 16 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/17/2005
Director: Jan Švankmajer
Producer: Jaromír Kallista
Screenwriter: Jan Švankmajer
Film Editor: Marie Zemanová
Director of Photography: Juraj Galvánek
Composer: Ivo Špalj
Production Designer: Jan Švankmajer, Eva Švankmajerová
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Sílení"

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