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The Collected Shorts Of Jan Svankmajer [DVD]
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The Collected Shorts Of Jan Svankmajer (1965)

  
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Effortlessly blending puppets, live-action footage and stop-motion animation, surrealist Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer's singular style is showcased in a two-disc compilation of 14 of his acclaimed short works. Included are "A Game With Stones" (1965), "Punch And Judy" (1966), "Picnic With Weissmann" (1968), "The Fall Of The House Of Usher" (1981), "Down To The Cellar" (1983), "Meat Love" (1989), "Food" (1992), and more. 152 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: Czech and English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; biography; filmography; art gallery. In English and Czech with English subtitles.
 
SKU: D74068
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Category:
Foreign
Director:
Jan Svankmajer
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White / Color
Format: 
DVD Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
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