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1968 (estimated) Theatrical Krátký Film Praha

English title: The Flat

Studio
Krátký Film Praha, Studio Jiřího Trnky
Distributor
Krátký Film Praha

Synopsis

This horrifying warning is a reflection on an alienated life in which a thing absurdly refuses to accept what it is meant for and aggressively attacks a man's freedom until he signs his own defeat.

Characters

Man

Credits

Directing

Director
Jan Svankmajer

Crew

Designer
Jan Svankmajer

Production notes

Combined human and object animation.

Awards

Prix d'Excellence, Brussels, 1968.
Main Prize, Oberhausen, 1969

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