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The Flat (1968 film)

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The Flat
Directed byJan Švankmajer
Written byJan Švankmajer
Produced byErna Kmínková
Jirí Vanek
CinematographySvatopluk Malý
Edited byHana Walachová
Music byZdeněk Liška
Production
company
Krátký film Praha
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryCzechoslovakia

The Flat (Czech: Byt) is a 1968 Czech surrealist short film directed by Jan Švankmajer.[1] The film features no dialogue, only music by Zdeněk Liška.[2]

Plot

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A man gets trapped in an old apartment. Objects in the apartment revolt against him and he cant't use them. A man with a rooster enters the apartment and hands him an axe. He destroys the door with the axe, only to find a white wall with names written on it. He adds his name to the wall.[3][4]

Cast

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  • Ivan Kraus as Josef
  • Juraj Herz as man with a rooster

References

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  1. ^ "Byt". Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  2. ^ "Byt (1968)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
  3. ^ Kristoffer Noheden (2017). Surrealism, Cinema, and the Search for a New Myth. Springer. p. 181. ISBN 9783319555010.
  4. ^ Mark Shiel; Tony Fitzmaurice (2010). Screening the City. Verso. p. 110. ISBN 9781859846902.
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