Lunacy

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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