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Soul-Things 2022
Filmstill A Quiet Week in the House
A Quiet Week in the House
Jan Švankmajer
Symbols from the depths of our soul follow their own logic. With the help of a dream machine, a man is confronted with the personal myths that he has long carried around subconsciously.
Filmstill A Quiet Week in the House

A Quiet Week in the House

Tichý týden v domě
Jan Švankmajer
Soul-Things 2022
Experimental Film
Czechoslovakia
1969
20 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

In keeping with the inscrutability of their existence, a very special logic seems to be needed to decode symbols from the depths of our soul. Švankmajer uses a kind of home-made dream machine to confront the protagonist with the personal myths that he has carried around subconsciously throughout his life and that even as an adult make him suffer like a helpless kid.

Malte Stein

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Director
Jan Švankmajer
Script
Jan Švankmajer
Cinematographer
Svatopluk Malý, Karel Suzan
Editor
Helena Lebdusková
Producer
Erna Kmínková, Jirí Vanek
Animation
Zdenek Sob