Surviving Life (2010)

Original title

Přežít svůj život

Directed by

Jan Švankmajer

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, horror film, mystery film, live-action/animated film

Country

Slovakia, Czech Republic

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 45 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

A married man starts living a second life in his dreams where he meets another woman. The film uses cutout animation from photos mixed with live action to show the boundary between dreaming and waking.

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What happens

Surviving Life (Czech: Přežít svůj život) is a 2010 Czech comedy film by Jan Švankmajer, starring Václav Helšus, Klára Issová and Zuzana Kronerová. The film uses a mix of cutout animation from photographs and live-action segments, and tells the story of a married man who lives a double life in his dreams, where he meets another woman. It premiered out of competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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