Jan Svankmajer - The Last Trick (1964)
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Uploaded by Prologue666 on Apr 20, 2011
Poslední trik pana Schwarcewalldea a pana Edgara
Jan Švankmajer
born 4 September 1934 is a Czech surrealist artist and filmmaker.
His work spans several media.
He is known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others.
Plot
During the title sequence, the cast and crew are seen backstage preparing for their performance. The play depicts two mime-like magicians (who are portrayed by both costumed actors and Kuroko style puppets) named Mr. Edgar and Mr. Schwarzwald, trying to outdo each other by performing various stage tricks for the pleasure of an unseen audience. After each act, the two performers congratulate each other with a handshake. However, as tensions rise, the handshakes become less friendly and even violent. For his first trick, Edgar skins a fish by placing it inside his papier mache head; Schwarzwald one ups him by making a dog puppet perform various tricks on a tightrope; Edgar in turn grows several arms and begins playing various instruments simultaneously; Schwarzwald imitates this trick by growing several heads and juggling them; and Edgar causes several chairs to come alive and perform tricks at the crack of a whip. For the magicians' last trick, Edgar and Schwarzwald make themselves disappear by tearing each other to pieces
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in 4:55 starts the best part of this
Mattnek 2 months ago
anybody knows the song,its so good
Alxmir23 2 months ago
i want to find music from this film
Janelane11 2 months ago 2
That surely was fun.
choconatio 4 months ago
What hasn't Jan done to impress us yet again. :D I am a U.S citizen that lives in Texas wishing he was in Czech Republic so I may study under this mans works of art. Thank you very much Prologue666 for giving me artistic meaning to my life, and thank you Svankmajer.
TKgeniusHELLTX 5 months ago
absolutely amazing.
frostedmucus 8 months ago
Such an amazing short film. Thank you for all these wonderful high quality Svankmajer uploads.
SDKfilmproduction 9 months ago