23 MAY — 02 JUNE 2024

23 MAY — 02 JUNE 2024

Jan Švankmajer Shorts 3 – Cabinet of Curiosities (animals, vegetables, objects)

May 03, Wednesday, 19:00 (69')

Cinemateca Portuguesa, Room Félix Ribeiro • C.439

Historia Naturae (Suita)

Each portrait of an animal species — and there are eight in total — is made with different animation methods, drawings and real images.

Jan Švankmajer

Animation, 1967, 10'

Meat Love

Two pieces of meat fall in love and dance and are filled with flour. But it’s a quick-fry love story.

Jan Švankmajer

United Kingdom / USA / West Germany

Animation, 1989, 1'

The Ossuary

A journey through the Sedlec Ossuary, one of the most famous Czech tourist attractions, made up of victims of the black death.

Jan Švankmajer

Animation, 1970, 10'

A Quiet Week in the House

There is a dilapidated house in the countryside that has become the obsession of a man who decides to spend a week there, trying to peek into the various corners of the house and the surreal way in which the objects that inhabit it behave.

Jan Švankmajer

Animation, 1969, 13'

Down to the Cellar

All a girl’s fears catch up with her when she goes down to the basement.

Jan Švankmajer

Animation, 1982, 14'

Et cetera

Minimalist figures perform a series of fantastic acrobatics, such as learning how to use wings to fly.

Jan Švankmajer

Animation, 1966, 8'

Picnic with Weissmann

Several objects — some chairs, a chessboard, a balloon, among others — that are enjoying a beautiful sunny day, in the middle of nature.

Jan Švankmajer

Animation, 1969, 13'

Retrospective

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