Down to the Cellar

Down to the Cellar

1983 · 15 min · ★ 6.8 · Animation, Horror, Mystery

A little girl goes down to the basement cellar to fetch some potatoes, and finds all her hidden fears about the cellar depicted in animated form.

Directed by Jan Švankmajer · Written by Jan Švankmajer

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