The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope
| The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jan Švankmajer |
| Written by | Jan Švankmajer |
| Based on | |
| Produced by | Klára Stoklasová |
| Starring | Jan Záček |
| Cinematography | Miloslav Špála |
| Edited by | Helena Lebdušková |
Production company | Krátký film Praha |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope (Czech: Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje) is a 1983 Czechoslovak animated short film directed by Jan Švankmajer, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's story "A Torture by Hope".[1]
Awards
- Montréal World Film Festival 1984 – Won Jury Prize (Short Films)
- Kraków Film Festival 1984 – Won FICC Award
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 1985 – Won Grand Prize and FIPRESCI Award
- Fantasporto 1985 – Won Critics' Award - Special Mention
External links
References
- ↑ David Huckvale (2014). Poe Evermore: The Legacy in Film, Music and Television. McFarland. p. 142. ISBN 9780786494415.
Categories:
- 1983 films
- 1983 black-and-white films
- 1983 animated short films
- 1980s stop-motion animated films
- Czechoslovak black-and-white films
- Czechoslovak animated short films
- Czech animated short films
- Czech horror films
- Films based on The Pit and the Pendulum
- Films directed by Jan Švankmajer
- Films shot from the first-person perspective
- Surrealist films
- 1983 Czechoslovak films
- Czech animated horror films
- Adaptations of works by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
- Animated films based on works by Edgar Allan Poe
- 1980s Czech-language films
- 1980s Czech film stubs
- Animated short film stubs
- 1980s animated film stubs