Jabberwocky (1971 film)
| Jabberwocky | |
|---|---|
 English title card | |
| Directed by | Jan Švankmajer |
| Produced by |
Erna Kmínková Marta Sichová Jirí Vanek |
| Written by | Jan Švankmajer |
| Music by | Zdenek Liska |
| Cinematography | Boris Baromykin |
| Edited by | Helena Lebdusková |
| Distributed by | STM |
Release dates | 1971 |
Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Jabberwocky (Czech: Žvahlav aneb šatičky slaměného Huberta) is a 1971 Czechoslovak animated short film written and directed by Jan Švankmajer, based loosely on the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll. It was produced by Erna Kmínková, Marta Sichová, Jirí Vanek, and animated by Vlasta Pospísilová.
Plot
In the film, the poem by Lewis Carroll is read and a wardrobe is shown moving through a forest. The wardrobe contains a strange playroom inside that is watched over by an old man in a portrait.[1] The film switches between images of dolls, toys in a nursery, and paper planes to images of dismembered dolls, maggot-infested vines, and a black cat knocking things over.[2] The ending of the film contains an ink blob escaping from an occurring maze, freeing itself from life's constraints. It then defaces the image of the old man (the authority figure) and flees out of the window.
DVD
Jabberwocky was included on a DVD entitled CINEMA16 with over 3½ hours of short films which was released by the studio Warp Films on June 5, 2006.[3]
References
- ↑ http://wc05.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:153746 Retrieved 2007-08-29
- ↑ http://www.eofftv.com/z/zva/zvahlav_aneb_saticky_slameneho_huberta_main.htm Retrieved 2007-08-29
- ↑ http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews22/Cinema_16_European_Short_Films.htm Retrieved 2007-08-29