Lunacy

Lunacy (2005)

Šílení

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 might have predicted.

Date of release
2005-11-17
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (78)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Director
Jan Švankmajer

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether and The Premature Burial
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Lunacy is a 2005 animated horror drama film written and directed by Jan Švankmajer. It is loosely based on two Edgar Allan Poe short stories, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" (1845) and "The Premature Burial" (1844), and partly inspired by the works of the Marquis de Sade. The film was shot between October 2004 and April 2005, on location in the village of Peruc close to Prague, and in Švankmajer's studio in the village of Knovíz.

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