Jan Svankmajer: Rakvickarna aka Punch & Judy (1966)
Silent 640 x 496 | DVDrip | XviD 1.1.2 Final 2316 kbps | AC3 192 kb/s | 25fps | 178MB
Silent 640 x 496 | DVDrip | XviD 1.1.2 Final 2316 kbps | AC3 192 kb/s | 25fps | 178MB
Punch & Judy is Svankmajer's third film effort, and a triumph of surrealist satire. Whereas his two previous films had been too strange for their own good, this third film stands as a strong testament to Svakmajer's blossoming ability as a filmmaker.
The opening sequence is an important element to the film, showing a clockwork band of creepy-looking toy monkeys who seem to set the tone for the goofy animalistic black comedy that is about to unfold. Contrasted by this clockwork band of misfits are metallic clockwork contraptions of working-class families (covered with rust and paint chips) in a psychotic drone of mechanical repetition. After this, a "swinging ship" carousal sways back and forth to swaying images of decadent childish cherubs. Finally, a series of frightening carousal horses drone by the camera and after a collision-edited sequence of wooden horses, we are presented with a puppet stage.
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