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Poslední trik pana Schwarcewalldea a pana Edgara [The Last Trick of Mr. Schwarcewallde and Mr. Edgar] (Jan Švankmajer, 1964)

Jun

26

National Handshake Day

Poslední trik pana Schwarcewalldea a pana Edgara (1964)

Mr Schwarcewallde and Mr Edgar on stage. Both are puppeteers in Edwardian costumes and oversized papier-mâché heads. DP: Svatopluk Malý.

Characters shake hands on National Handshake Day (USA)

 

Two illusionists compete with increasingly incredible tricks, sealed with a hefty handshake.

#Bales2025FilmChallenge #NationalHandshakeDay #JanŠvankmajer #ŠtěpánKoníček #ZdeněkŠikola #SvatoplukMalý #ShortFilm #puppetry #comedy #illusionists #Czechoslovakia #1960s

Tajemství hradu v Karpatech [The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians] (Oldřich Lipský, 1981)

Oct

27

1897

Tajemství hradu v Karpatech (1981)

A calendar – undeniably designed by the great Jan Švankmajer – with the date October 27, 1897, set on the day of – or referencing a saint – Sabina. Screenshot via DVDBeaver. DP: Viktor Růžička.

– You surely know that my financial support is unlimited.

– Yes. Long live your false cheque factories!

#FilmDuJour #October #OldřichLipský #MichalDočolomanský #EvelynaSteimarová #JanHartl #JanŠvankmajer #RudolfHrušínský #LubošFišer #ViktorRůžička #SciFi #fantasy #comedy #JulesVerne #Carpathians #BookAdaptation #Czechoslovakia #1980s ★★★★☆

Zahrada [The Garden] (Jan Švankmajer, 1968)

Oct

25

Zahrada (1968)

Jiří Hálek and Luděk Kopřiva as Josef and Frank. DP: Svatopluk Malý.

#FilmDuJour #October #JanŠvankmajer #JiříHálek #LuděkKopřiva #ZdeněkLiška #SvatoplukMalý #ShortFilm #surrealism #rabbits #animals #satire #Czechoslovakia #1960s ★★★½