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Lunacy (2005)

Genre : Comedy, Horror

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Jan Švankmajer
Writer : Jan Švankmajer

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Pavel Liška
Pavel Liška
Jean Berlot
Jan Tříska
Jan Tříska
Marquis
Anna Geislerová
Anna Geislerová
Charlota
Jaroslav Dušek
Jaroslav Dušek
Dr. Murlloppe
Martin Huba
Martin Huba
Dr. Coulmiere
Karel Heřman
Karel Heřman
Feeble-minded Warden
Pavel Nový
Pavel Nový
Servant Dominik
Stano Dančiak
Stano Dančiak
Innkeeper
Jiří Krytinář
Jiří Krytinář
Reciting Madman
Kateřina Růžičková
Kateřina Růžičková
Asylum Inmate
Iva Littmanová
Iva Littmanová
Asylum Inmate
Katerina Valachová
Katerina Valachová
Asylum Inmate
Josef Kaspar
Josef Kaspar
Insane Erotomaniac
Miroslav Navrátil
Miroslav Navrátil
Dream Warden
Jiří Maria Sieber
Jiří Maria Sieber
Dream Warden
Ctirad Götz
Ctirad Götz
Ostler
Milan David
Milan David
Naked Madman / Homeless
Michael Hoffbauer
Michael Hoffbauer
Naked Madman
Renata Sátková
Renata Sátková
Woman in Art Therapy
Vladimír Míka
Vladimír Míka
Warden
Milan Borovicka
Milan Borovicka
Warden
Lubos Doksanský
Lubos Doksanský
Warden
Vladimír Hodr
Vladimír Hodr
Warden
Josef Polášek
Josef Polášek
Madman in Wheelchair
Hana Dvoráková
Hana Dvoráková
Miss Rossetová
Vaclav Jezek
Vaclav Jezek
Homeless
Frantisek Polata
Frantisek Polata
Man with Overturned Car
Jirina Kutilová
Jirina Kutilová
Old Woman on Bike with Goat

Crews

Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Director
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Screenplay
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Novel
Juraj Galvánek
Juraj Galvánek
Director of Photography
Marie Zemanová
Marie Zemanová
Editor
Radek Hruska
Radek Hruska
Casting
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Production Design
Eva Švankmajerová
Eva Švankmajerová
Production Design
Veronika Hrubá
Veronika Hrubá
Costume Design
Eva Švankmajerová
Eva Švankmajerová
Costume Design
Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Donatien Alphonse François de Sade
Story
Jaromír Kallista
Jaromír Kallista
Producer
Ivana Chlostova
Ivana Chlostova
Key Makeup Artist
Věra Ferdová
Věra Ferdová
Production Manager
Dalibor Janda
Dalibor Janda
Sound Editor
Ivo Špalj
Ivo Špalj
Sound
Bedřich Glaser
Bedřich Glaser
Animation
Martin Kublák
Martin Kublák
Animation

Trailers and other movies

Jan Svankmajer's LUNACY - trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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