Virile Games (1988)
- Original title
- Mužné hry
- Directed by
- Jan Švankmajer
- Genre
- short film, comedy film, animated film, sport film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 44 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.
How it feels
This short film uses stop-motion animation to show athletes in a strange and surreal competition. Everyday objects turn into sports equipment and the games become bizarre and violent.
surrealanimatedabsurdplayfuldarkly humorousvisually inventivesporadic
What happens
Le Jeu viril (Muzné hryest) est un court-métrage d'animation surréaliste tchécoslovaque de Jan Švankmajer sorti en 1988. Il a été sélectionné au Festival de Cannes 1989 dans la catégorie des courts métrages. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
The Crossword Puzzle (1988)
Dimensions of Dialogue (1983)
Oil Gobblers (1988)
An Uncertain Season (1988)
Pražská 5 (1988)
From step to progress (1987)
Darkness/Light/Darkness (1989)
Jonáš II aneb Jak je důležité míti Melicharovou (1988)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.