THE FLAT

Symposium

The permanent metamorphosis of a man in a room which he changes partially and whose objects change him in return. This black-humoured work is as full of references to other films like the nails that tear the protagonist’s clothes.
Byt / Die Wohnung
CSK 1968 / 13 min
Director: Jan Švankmajer
  • Screenplay: Jan Švankmajer
  • Cinematographer: Svatopluk Malý
  • Editor: Hana Walachová
  • Music: Zdeněk Liška
  • Animation: Zdenĕk Šob
  • Cast: Ivan Kraus,Juraj Herz
  • Production Company: Krátký Film - Prag
The permanent metamorphosis of a man in a room which he changes partially and whose objects change him in return. This black-humoured work is as full of references to other films like the nails that tear the protagonist’s clothes.
  • Screenplay: Jan Švankmajer
  • Cinematographer: Svatopluk Malý
  • Editor: Hana Walachová
  • Music: Zdeněk Liška
  • Animation: Zdenĕk Šob
  • Cast: Ivan Kraus,Juraj Herz
  • Production Company: Krátký Film - Prag