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CAPSULE: THE OSSUARY AND OTHER TALES (2013)
DIRECTED BY: Jan Svankmajer FEATURING: Various PLOT: The collection of short films on this disc range from people-puppet tellings of classic opera to unconventional documentaries, as well as examples...
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250. THE CREMATOR (1969)
Spalovac Mrtvol “The Lord arranged it very well when he told people: ‘Remember, dust thou art and to dust thou returnest.’ A crematorium, dear friends, is clearly a God-pleasing object, because it...
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CAPSULE: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [PANNA A NETVOR] (1978)
AKA The Virgin and the Monster DIRECTED BY: Juraj Herz FEATURING: Zdena Studenková, Vlastimil Harapes PLOT: A virtuous, virginal merchant’s daughter pledges to live in a magical Beast’s castle to save...
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355. LUNACY (2005)
Sílení “I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”–Edgar Allen Poe, 1848 letter to George W. Eveleth DIRECTED BY: Jan Svankmajer FEATURING: Pavel Liska, Jan Tríska, Anna Geislerová...
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CAPSULE: DIAMONDS OF THE NIGHT (1964)
Démanty noci DIRECTED BY: Jan Nemec FEATURING: Ladislav Jánsky, Antonín Kumbera PLOT: Two Jewish boys escape from the Nazis and flee through the German countryside. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: A...
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THREE FANTASTIC JOURNEYS BY KAREL ZEMAN
Karel Zeman was a Czech animator, creator of some of the most lavishly stylized Jules Verne-inspired fantasy films ever made. His mature movies combined live actors with cutout animation and...
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10*: THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN (1962)
Baron Prásil 366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. DIRECTED BY: Karel Zeman FEATURING: Miloš Kopecký, Jana Brejchová, Rudolf Jelínek PLOT: An astronaut,...
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A game of hide-and-seek becomes an allegory for the passage of time when a boy finds the perfect hiding place.
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A thief in the night breaks into a home, and is greeted as a guest by the suspiciously hospitable family.
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CAPSULE: THE CASSANDRA CAT (1963)
Az prijde kocour, AKA When the Cat Comes DIRECTED BY: Vojtech Jasný FEATURING: Jan Werich, Emília Vásáryová, Vlastimil Brodský PLOT: A magical cat reveals people’s true natures leading to whimsy and...
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