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The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

2003·Movie
·NR
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2
IMDb8.2

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Funny, immersive world, emotionally cool.

Energy

Scary

  • Scare7
  • Tension6
  • Fast Pace5

Heart

Emotionally reserved

  • Wonder6
  • Pathos5
  • Melancholy4

Humor

Plenty of absurdist humor and dark humor

  • Absurdist Humor9
  • Dark Humor7
  • Satire & Parody5

World

The mind

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • Novelty9
  • World Immersion8
  • Rewatchability7

Craft

Standout direction

  • Direction9
  • Acting7
  • Narrative Structure7

Style

Standout visual style, cinematography, and editing

A distinctive visual signature.

  • Visual Stylization9
  • Cinematography8
  • Editing8

Who it's for

AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking

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About

For the past 40 years, Jan Svankmajer (Faust, Conspirators of Pleasure) has been hailed as one of cinema's most consistently surprising, wildly imaginative, and remarkable surrealists of our time. Utilizing a delirious combination of puppets, humans, stop-motion animation, and live action, Svankmajer's films conjure up a dreamlike universe that is at once dark, macabre, witty, and perversely visceral. KimStim (and Kino) is proud to to offer this collection of remarkable short works from an artist that has mesmerized audiences the world over and has inspired filmmakers from the Brothers Quay to Tim Burton and Terry Gilliam.
Surrealist AnimationStop-MotionDark & MacabrePsychological HorrorAbsurdist HumorVisually StrikingUncanny & GrotesqueAvant-Garde

Crew

Directed by:
Jan Švankmajer

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Is The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer worth watching?

79
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 8.2). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer rated?

NRViolenceDisturbing imagery

It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.

What language is The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer in?

EnglishCzech

It was made in English, with some Czech. Produced in United States.