October 15 - 7:00pm
3 shorts made in 1968, a critical period of artistic development for the Czech master-animator as he turned from Mannerism to Surrealism. The Garden (1968) 16 mins. A man must take his place in a living fence of human beings designed to discourage trespassers. The Flat (1968) 13 mins. Sadism & black humour reign as animated objects in a room conspire with malice against an unfortunate man. Picnic With Weissmann (1968) 13 mins. Animated objects take a man’s dead body for a picnic, partying on with no respect for the deceased.
* Followed by The Joke at 8.00pm and Witches' Hammer at 9.30pm.
* Screens as part of the Cinema '68 Season.