The Pit, the Pendulum, and Hope 1/2 Jan Svankmajer

Jan Svankmajer's interpretation of Edgar Allen Poe's short story. Part 1 of 2

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• experimental
• short
• film
• Jan
• Svankmajer
• interpretation
• pit
• pendulum
• hope
• Edgar
• Allen
• Poe
• dark
• surreal
• czech
• 1983
• Alice
• faust
• lunacy

[r3ini]

It is inpired by Edgar Alan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum", right?

[thepennymachine]

I think it's more than just a source of inspiration. I believe that it's a full fledged adaption of the story. The styles are similar too. The first person perspective of the film is in the book as well.

[roorybacky]

thanks a lot for this one!

[cichytichy]

Jan Švankmajer did a really good job. I don't speak czech so I don't know if there was some paraphrasing, but the quote looks like this one from the story: "The sentence- the dread sentence of death- was the last of distinct accentuation which reached my ears. After that, the sound of the inquisitorial voices seemed merged in one dreamy indeterminate hum. It conveyed to my soul the idea of revolution- perhaps from its association in fancy with the burr of a mill-wheel."

[ATPStudios]

Just watched this 20 mins ago, this is such an amazing short film, Ive been watching all of Jan Svankmajer short films and this is one of my favorites by him, do you guys know of any other type of film makers just like him, Alexjandrow Jordowosky, and ah I cant recall the other girl who made the short above people dressed in all black with mirros on there face

[fuzzycabin]

Thanks for uploading this.