- Lunacy (film)
Infobox Film
name = Lunacy
caption = Poster for Lunacy
director =Jan Švankmajer
producer =Jaromír Kallista
writers = Jan Švankmajer
starring =Pavel Liska Jan Tríska Anna Geislerová Martin Huba Jaroslav Dusek Pavel Novy
music =Ivo Spalj
cinematography =
editing =Marie Zemanová
released = flagicon|Czech RepublicNovember 3 2005 flagicon|USAMay 28 2006
runtime = 118 mins
country =Czech Republic Slovakia
language = Czech
budget =
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amg_id = 1:342818
imdb_id = 0407236"Lunacy", also known as "Šílení" is a
2005 film byJan Švankmajer . The film is loosely based on two short stories,The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether andThe Premature Burial , byEdgar Allan Poe . It is also partly inspired by the works of theMarquis de Sade .
The film was shot between October 2004 and April 2005, on location in the village of Peruc close to Prague, and in Švankmajer's studio in the village of Knoviz.External links
* [http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=lunacy&mode=synopsis Lunacy at Zeitgeist Films]
*" [http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/lunacy?q=horror Lunacy] " atMetacritic
*' [http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/3926 Taking over the asylum] ' - conceptual review of Šílení
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