The World of the Schizophrenic

Surrealist short film of images viewed to a surrealist poem by Max Ernst.

On the mental images produced by those subject to certain psychotropic substances.

A document of the mental universe of a schizophrenic. Starring Pierre Clémenti.

A very personal interpretation, to say the least, of the passion of the Christ According to St. John.

A presentation of the five major psychopathic personality types: the cyclothymic, the perverse, the mythomaniac, the paranoid, and the emotional.

A subjective representation of an infant’s experience, from the womb to first steps

Egon Bondy (Zbyněk Fišer) was a poet, philosopher, Marxist, and important figure in 20th-century history. This well-known Prague prominent, who in his heyday famously lived on Nerudova Street, is noted for having led a double life: serving as an informant and frequent collaborator for the state police while also maintaining his position as an influential personality in the Czechoslovak underground. His legacy still carries with it a number of ambiguities, controversies, and prejudices. Some still demand he be condemned for his “ratting on the righteous.” Others stress the importance of his philosophical work, despite his seditious existence. The image of Egon Bondy in this documentary gives a playful nod to this ambivalent interpretation. Creators are frequently attracted to his powerful personality and still work to understand his complex worldview.