

Lunacy
2005-11-17 · 117 min · ★ 6.7
A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man might have predicted.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jan Švankmajer
- Production companies
- ATHANOR, Barrandov Studio, Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Česká televize, Státní fond ČR pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie, Eurimages
- Countries
- Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Pavel LiškaJean Berlot
Jan TřískaMarquis
Anna GeislerováCharlota
Jaroslav DušekDr. Murlloppe
Martin HubaDr. Coulmiere
Pavel NovýServant Dominik
Stano DančiakInnkeeper
Jiří KrytinářReciting Madman
Miroslav NavrátilDream Warden
Jiří Maria SieberDream Warden
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