The Last Trick (1964)
- Original title
- Poslední trik pana Schwarcewalldea a pana Edgara
- Directed by
- Jan Švankmajer
- Genre
- short film, puppet film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 12 min
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two magicians perform a competitive routine of tricks using objects and their own bodies. The puppets vie for dominance in a darkly absurd stage show.
whimsicalsurrealoffbeatdarkly playfulinventiveuncannytheatricalmoodyintricate
What happens
The Last Trick (Czech: Poslední trik pana Schwarcewalldea a pana Edgara) is a 1964 Czechoslovak animated short film by Jan Švankmajer. It was Švankmajer's first film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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