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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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.

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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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