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Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer, The (1984)

Country of Origin: Great Britain
Length: 14min
References: IMDb
Original project format: 35mm, colour, comopt, mono
language: English
animated short

Summary:In Prague, a professorial puppet, with metal pincers for hands and an open book for a hat, takes a boy as a pupil. First, the professor empties fluff and toys from the child's head, leaving him without the top of his head for most of the film. The professor then teaches the lad about illusions and perspectives, the pursuit of an object through exploring a bank of drawers, divining an object, and the migration of forms. The child then brings out a box with a tarantula in it: the professor puts his "hands" into the box and describes what he feels. The boy receives a final lesson about animation and film making; then the professor gives him a brain and his own open-book hat.
Keith Griffiths (Director)
Stephen Quay (Director)
Timothy Quay (Director)

Videotapes and DVDs available at Videoteka AGRFT:
in place 11351 - Disc One: Extras (DVD, original - not available, with English subtitles)
in place 12034 - Disc Three: Extras (DVD, available, with English subtitles)
in place 12037 - Disc Three: Extras (DVD, available, with English subtitles)
in place 12515 - Quay Brothers, disc 1 (DVD, original - not available)
on lend 12569 - Quay Brothers, disc 1 (DVD, on lend)
in place 12571 - Quay Brothers, disc 1 (DVD, available)

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