Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)

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Eugene, an aging man, leads a double life - one real, the other in his dreams. He goes to see a psychoanalyst, who tries to interpret the meaning of his dreams. Eugene finds a way of entering his dream-world at will and finds out about his childhood and what really happened to his parents.

Date of release
2010-09-16
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (46)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Director
Jan Švankmajer

Casting

Interesting facts

Surviving Life is a 2010 Czech comedy film by Jan Švankmajer, starring Václav Helšus, Klára Issová and Zuzana Kronerová. The film uses a mix of cutout animation from photographs and live-action segments, and tells the story of a married man who lives a double life in his dreams, where he meets another woman. It premiered out of competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

Production

The film was co-produced by Athanor and the Slovak company C-GA Film, with participation of Czech Television and UPP. It received eight million korun from the Czech State Fund for Support and Development of Cinematography and around six million korun from Eurimages. Additional support was granted by the MEDIA Programme. The production involved a total budget of 35 million korun.

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