The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled as a separate short.
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film (1984)
Stephen Quay
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6.0/10
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Rating consensus
60/100 blend
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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~60/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Jan Švankmajer
Paul Hammond
Dawn Ades
Dalibor Veseley
Conroy Maddox
Roger Cardinal
Robert Benayoun
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The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film (1984)
Stephen Quay
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