Jan Svankmajer
1) Faust
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
Czech
Description
A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'FAUST' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer's FAUST is a nondescript man who, after being lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
2) Alice
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When Alice follows the white rabbit into Wonderland, so begins this dream expedition into the astonishing landscape of childhood, through many dangerous adventures, and ultimately to Alice's trial before the King and Queen of Hearts. Czech animator Jan Svankmajer has created a masterpiece of cinema, a strikingly original interpretation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale. Svankmajer's Alice remains true to the absurdity of Carroll's original, but bears...
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