short film Darkness, Light, Darkness © Jiri Trnka Studios / Krátký Film Praha

Darkness, Light, Darkness

A light is turned on, revealing a small room. One by one, a procession of clay body parts enter the room and begin to join together in various combinations, attempting to create a complete person.

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Have you ever had a phallus or a brain come knocking at your door, insisting to attach itself to your incomplete body, which had hitherto been made out of clay...
Created by: Jiri Trnka Studios, Krátký Film Praha
Language: no dialogue
Country of Origin: Czechoslovakia
Alternate Title: Tma/Svetlo/Tma (Czechoslovakia)
Directed by: Jan Svankmajer
Writing Credits: Jan Svankmajer and Edgar Dutka
Animated by: Bedrich Glaser

The film is not included on the Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer DVD. It is, however, available as an extra feature on the DVD for Alice.

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