Czech animation short titled, Rakvickarna or Coffin Factory (1966) by director Jan Svankmajor. A surreal capatist vs. communist satire in which the director uses traditional folk puppetry to act out a battle between the Jester and the Buffoon over a live guinea pig. I'm a big fan of the tone setting opening sequence of rusted wind-up toys in an eerie drone of mechanical repetition.
Friday, November 26, 2010
coffin factory.
Labels:
1966,
animation,
buffoon,
coffin factory,
Czech,
folk puppetry,
guinea pig,
jan svankmajor,
jester,
punch and Judy,
puppets,
rakvickarna,
wind-up toys
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