Czech Republic,
1966, 8 min
Shown in 1997
CREDITS
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Jan Svankmajer
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Kino International, 333 West 39th Street, New York, NY 10018. FAX: 212-714-0871
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COMMENTS
Shown in the program Jan Svankmajer: Alchemist of the Surreal. Jan Svankmajer received the Persistence of Vision Award in 1997.
OTHER
A cruel, witty celebration of the great Czech puppet tradition, and a tour de force of Svankmajer’s exuberant editing technique.
FACTOID #85
In 1996, Harvey Keitel was the first recipient of the Peter J. Owens Award, honoring “brilliance, independence and honesty” in acting. Honest he was. During the clip show at his tribute Keitel, unhappy with one of the clips, began waving his arms and shouting until the screen went black. The screen lit up with a new clip and the tribute continued.
