A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to 1989 (the Velvet Revolution). Some knowledge of the subject is essential in order to understand the film, which is entirely visual.
Genre: Animation
Stars:
Crew: Jan Švankmajer (Director), Keith Griffiths (Executive Producer), Michael Havas (Executive Producer), Jaromír Kallista (Producer), Marie Zemanová (Editor), Bedřich Glaser (Animation)
Country: Czechoslovakia, Germany, United Kingdom
Language: Český
Studio: BBC
Runtime: 10 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 13, 1991
IMDb: 3.7
Keywords:stop motion
