Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
Directed by Jan Švankmajer • 1983 • 12m • ★ 7.6
Animation
Comedy
Drama
Horror
Fantasy
Original Title
Možnosti dialogu
Director
Jan Švankmajer
Year
1983
Country
Czechoslovakia
Language
No Language
surreal
surrealism
europe
rivalry
stop motion
episodic
claymation
grotesque
rival
european animation
episodic movie
short film
central europe
grotesque film
stop motion animation
surreal film
czech animation
czech horror
czech fantasy
european horror
european fantasy
grotesque imagery
czech surrealism
Summary
The clay figures slowly begin to swallow one another. Jan Švankmajer uses stop-motion to lay bare the blockages in human relationships with a disturbing sense of absurdity. As the dismembered bodies reassemble through mechanical repetition, dialogue gives way to absolute silence. Evoking the feeling of being inside a dark Central European fairy tale, this short animation wanders through the farthest corners of the mind with its grotesque aesthetic. Where words end, clay begins to speak.
Awards
Toplam 3 ödül
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