Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor (1965)
- Original title
- J. S. Bach – Fantasia G moll
- Directed by
- Jan Švankmajer
- Genre
- short film, animated film, musical film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
An organist performs Bach's Fantasy in G minor as the camera shows close-ups of stone walls, cracks, and holes that pulse and change size. The film cuts between these images and views of doors and windows with wire mesh.
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The Hand (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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