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

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)

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