Where to watch · United States
Not on any service here yet.
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer (1984)
Directed by Keith Griffiths, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Animation · 14m
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.
Crew
- Director
- Keith Griffiths, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
- Director of Photography
- Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
- Producer
- Keith Griffiths
Details
- Release date
- 1984-06-20
- Runtime
- 14m
- Genres
- Animation
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Atelier Koninck