Lunacy
2005 · 117 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Horror
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.
Directed by Jan Švankmajer · Written by Jan Švankmajer
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Pavel Liška Jean Berlot -
Jan Tříska Marquis -
Anna Geislerová Charlota -
Jaroslav Dušek Dr. Murlloppe -
Martin Huba Dr. Coulmiere - K Karel Heřman Feeble-minded Warden
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Pavel Nový Servant Dominik -
Stano Dančiak Innkeeper -
Jiří Krytinář Reciting Madman - K Kateřina Růžičková Asylum Inmate
- I Iva Littmanová Asylum Inmate
- K Katerina Valachová Asylum Inmate
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