The read
Every source lands within 8 points of the others.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Metacritic63/100
77 audience votes
Key crew
- Jan ŠvankmajerDirector
- Jan ŠvankmajerScreenplay
Cast
- Pavel LiškaJean Berlot
- Jan TřískaMarquis
- Anna GeislerováCharlota
- Jaroslav DušekDr. Murlloppe
- Martin HubaDr. Coulmiere
- Karel HeřmanFeeble-minded Warden
- Pavel NovýServant Dominik
- Stano DančiakInnkeeper
- Jiří KrytinářReciting Madman
- Kateřina RůžičkováAsylum Inmate
- Iva LittmanováAsylum Inmate
- Katerina ValachováAsylum Inmate
Stills
Themes
asyluminsane asylumblack massblasphemy