TICHÝ TÝDEN V DOMĔ

Date: 26 January 2023 (ended)
Time: 21:00
Category: Film
Section: BEING SECLUDED, BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES: THE FRINGES OF CZECH AND SLOVAK CINEMA
FESTIVAL PASS TRIESTE and/or MYMOVIES

TICHÝ TÝDEN V DOMĔ


(Una tranquilla settimana in casa / A Quiet Week in the House)
Jan Švankmajer

Cecoslovacchia / Czechoslovakia
1969, 35mm, b-n / b-w, 20’
v.o. senza dialoghi / no dialogues o.v.

Sceneggiatura / Screenplay: Jan Švankmajer. Fotografia / Photography: Svatopluk Malý, Karel Suzan. Montaggio / Editing: Helena Lebdusková. Animazione / Animation: Zdenek Sob. Interpreti / Cast: Václav Borovicka. Produzione / Produced by: Krátký Film Praha.

Every morning, a man drills a hole in a wall to observe what is happening in the next room. The real is almost at his fingertips. But, as always, the phantasmagoria disturbs him…

Jan Švankmajer
Renowned scriptwriter, artist and director, Jan Švankmajer  was born in 1934 in Prague. Attracted to puppetry and theatre from an early age, his art and cinema are characterised by a surreal and playful vein. His irony and black humour with a philosophical twist caused him problems with censorship during the period of normalisation in the 1970s. His films were presented with great success at major international festivals. In 1992, he founded the production company Athanor.

filmografia scelta / selected filmography
1965
J.S. Bach Fantasia g moll cm / sf; Premi / Awards: Cannes FF – Premio della giuria per il Miglior cortometraggio / Jury Prize for Best Short Film 1966 Rakvickarna cm / sf; Premi / Awards: Mannheim-Heidelberg IFF – Premio J. von Sternberg / J. von Sternberg Award 1969 Tichý týden v dome cm / sf
1982
Zánik domu Usherú cm / sf; Premi / Awards: Krakow FF – Premio speciale della giuria / Special Jury Prize; Premio Don Quixote / Don Quixote Award 1983 Moznosti dialogu cm / sf; Premi / Awards: Annecy IAF – Gran premio / Grand Prix 1988 Neco z Alenky (Alice); Premi / Awards: Annecy IAF – Miglior film / Best Feature Film 1989 Tma/Svetlo/Tma; Premi / Awards: Krakow FF – Premio speciale della giuria / Special Jury Prize. Berlinale – Menzione d’onore / Honorable Mention 1994 Faust; Premi / Awards: Karlovy Vary IFF – Premio speciale della giuria / Special Jury Prize; Premio della critica ceca / Czech Critics Award – Miglior film di animazione / Best Animation Film 2000 Otesánek; Premi / Awards: Premio della critica ceca / Czech Critics Award – Miglior film / Best Feature Film