Slightly OT - Jan Švankmajer

SamTherapy ( ) posted Mon, 16 May 2011 at 8:52 AM · edited Thu, 28 November 2024 at 8:53 PM

I'm trying to find out about a stop motion short movie I saw years ago, which featured a lot of old, worn out and battered looking objects. IIRC, it was set in an old shop, which had dirty windows. There was a tailor's mannequin in there, I believe.

The nearest candidate I can think of for making such a movie is the above named Jan Švankmajer but a look - admittedly rather quick - through info about him and his movies hasn't revealed anything.

If you know anything about the movie I mentioned, such as title, director or whatever, I'd be very grateful for the info.

On a Poser related note, the style of the movie and Švankmajer's stuff would be great for 3D work.

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SamTherapy ( ) posted Mon, 16 May 2011 at 7:27 PM

75 views and no replies?

Wow.

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patorak3d ( ) posted Mon, 16 May 2011 at 7:32 PM

i've been trying to remember, cuz it sounds familiar. Everytime i think though i see Wallace and Grommet.

Acadia ( ) posted Mon, 16 May 2011 at 7:35 PM

Little Shop of Horrors?

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patorak3d ( ) posted Mon, 16 May 2011 at 7:46 PM

How far back are we talking? 90's, 80's, 70's.

lmacken ( ) posted Mon, 16 May 2011 at 10:38 PM

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Jan Švankmajer did the stop-motion version of Alice In Wonderland, that is pretty much as you describe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_%281988_film%29

Acadia ( ) posted Mon, 16 May 2011 at 11:09 PM · edited Mon, 16 May 2011 at 11:16 PM

Quote - [lurk mode off]

Jan Švankmajer did the stop-motion version of Alice In Wonderland, that is pretty much as you describe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_%281988_film%29

Found a link for that on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5wHMgTPF-s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll7cYl8hPc8&feature=relmfu

Or maybe this one called Jabberwocky?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk9PDKJBacc

Here is a search of his films. I'll leave you to look through them. Many are too macabre for my viewing.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jan+Svankmajer&suggested_categories=1&page=1

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Tue, 17 May 2011 at 1:19 AM

Late 70s early 80s. The Quay Brothers did the same movies. Lots of tangled string and pocket lint and wood chips and dead bugs and stuffed animals swirling around and/or made into puppets with not much story. Painful to watch. Was cool though 30 years ago because it wasn't Gumby stop-motion for a change.

www.youtube.com/user/ShawnDriscollCG

SamTherapy ( ) posted Tue, 17 May 2011 at 4:06 AM

Thanks for the suggestions, gang. AFAIK the one I'm thinking of was made in the 70s.

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3Dave ( ) posted Tue, 17 May 2011 at 5:23 AM

Hi Sam, try looking for The Brothers Quay version of Bruno Schultz' story "A Street of Crocodiles" Grimey screws unscrewing themselves, broken doll characters etc

3Dave ( ) posted Tue, 17 May 2011 at 5:25 AM

part 1 here. also more linkas to theirs and Svankmajer films

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gIb0bTWj6w&NR=1

SamTherapy ( ) posted Tue, 17 May 2011 at 7:35 AM

Thanks!

Street of Crocodiles is very similar but not the one I'm thinking of. I'll continue to look through them all.

Even if I don't find the one I'm looking for, these are all worth watching.

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3Dave ( ) posted Tue, 17 May 2011 at 12:55 PM

Quote - Thanks!

Street of Crocodiles is very similar but not the one I'm thinking of. I'll continue to look through them all.

Even if I don't find the one I'm looking for, these are all worth watching.

Definitely, i lost an hour when I found them :)