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The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984)  link to The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer on IMDb  

Number: 210

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IMDb Rating:
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7.2/10 (652 votes)

Country: UK, 14 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, Czech

Genre(s): Animation, Short

Director(s): Keith Griffiths, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay

Storyline:
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.

Cast:

Medium: Unknown,

Comments: 91-240

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: Unknown