Lunacy
2005•1h 57m•6.7•Released
ComedyHorror
A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man might have predicted.
Director
Jan Švankmajer
Writer
Jan Švankmajer
Languages
Czech
Studio
ATHANOR
Cast
Pavel Liška
Jean Berlot
Jan Tříska
Marquis
Anna Geislerová
Charlota
Jaroslav Dušek
Dr. Murlloppe
Martin Huba
Dr. Coulmiere
Karel Heřman
Feeble-minded Warden
Pavel Nový
Servant Dominik
Stano Dančiak
Innkeeper
Jiří Krytinář
Reciting Madman
Kateřina Růžičková
Asylum Inmate
Iva Littmanová
Asylum Inmate
Katerina Valachová
Asylum Inmate
Josef Kaspar
Insane Erotomaniac
Miroslav Navrátil
Dream Warden
Jiří Maria Sieber
Dream Warden
Production
Company
ATHANOR
Company
Barrandov Studio
Company
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
Company
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Company
Česká televize
Company
Státní fond ČR pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie
Company
Eurimages
Producer
Jaromír Kallista
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