LUNACY
synopsis
Set in nineteenth-century France, a young man Jean Berlot is plagued by nightmares in which he is taken to a madhouse. On the journey back from his mother's funeral, he is invited by a Marquis to spend the night in his castle. There Berlot witnesses a blasphemous orgy and a 'therapeutic' funeral. The Marquis helps him conquer his fears and takes his guest to an asylum where the patients have complete freedom and the staff are locked up behind bars.
international title: | Lunacy |
original title: | Sílení |
country: | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
sales agent: | Cinepol International |
year: | 2005 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jan Švankmajer |
film run: | 118' |
release date: | CZ 17/11/2005, SK 23/02/2006, BE 09/05/2007, UK 01/06/2007 |
screenplay: | Jan Švankmajer |
cast: | Pavel Liška, Jan Tříska, Anna Geislerová, Jaroslav Dušek, Martin Huba, Pavel Nový |
cinematography by: | Juraj Galvánek |
film editing: | Marie Zemanová |
art director: | Jan Švankmajer, Eva Švankmajerová |
costumes designer: | Eva Švankmajerová, Veronika Hrubá |
producer: | Jaromír Kallista, Juraj Galvánek, Helena Uldrichová, Jaroslav Kučera |
production: | Barrandov Studios, Czech Television - Česká televize, Athanor Film Production Company Ltd. (CZ), C-GA film ltd.(SK) |
backing: | Eurimage |
distributor: | Warner Bros Entertainment Czech Republic |