Lunacy (2005)
Overview
A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man might have predicted.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cs |
| Popularity | 1.0775 |
Directed By
Jan Švankmajer
Crew
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Ivo Špalj
Věra Ferdová
Ivana Chlostova
Jaromír Kallista
Martin Kublák
Dalibor Janda
Bedřich Glaser
Edgar Allan Poe
Eva Švankmajerová
Marie Zemanová
Eva Švankmajerová
Radek Hruska
Juraj Galvánek
Veronika Hrubá
Jan Švankmajer
TOP CAST
Pavel Liška
Jean Berlot
Jan Tříska
Marquis
Anna Geislerová
Charlota
Jaroslav Dušek
Dr. Murlloppe
Martin Huba
Dr. Coulmiere
Karel Heřman
Feeble-minded Warden
Pavel Nový
Servant Dominik
Stano Dančiak
Innkeeper
Jiří Krytinář
Reciting Madman
Kateřina Růžičková
Asylum Inmate
Iva Littmanová
Asylum Inmate
Katerina Valachová
Asylum Inmate
Josef Kaspar
Insane Erotomaniac
Miroslav Navrátil
Dream Warden
Jiří Maria Sieber
Dream Warden
Ctirad Götz
Ostler
Milan David
Naked Madman / Homeless
Michael Hoffbauer
Naked Madman
Renata Sátková
Woman in Art Therapy
Vladimír Míka
Warden
Milan Borovicka
Warden
Lubos Doksanský
Warden
Vladimír Hodr
Warden
Josef Polášek
Madman in Wheelchair
Hana Dvoráková
Miss Rossetová
Vaclav Jezek
Homeless
Frantisek Polata
Man with Overturned Car
Jirina Kutilová
Old Woman on Bike with Goat
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