Conspirators of Pleasure

Conspirators of Pleasure

1996 · 83 min · CS · 6.7 (91 votes)
Dir. Jan Švankmajer · Starring Petr Meissel, Gabriela Wilhelmová, Barbora Hrzánová, Anna Wetlinská, Jiří Lábus, Pavel Nový
DramaAnimationComedy

Six Prague residents pursue bizarre rituals. Mr. Peony builds a chicken costume to wear while enacting homicidal fantasies toward neighbor Mrs. Loubalova, who does the same dressed as a dominatrix. Their mail carrier, Mrs. Malkova, inhales tiny balls of bread. Newsstand operator Mr. Kula obsessively watches the broadcasts of news anchor Mrs. Beltinska, whose husband regularly scrubs his body.

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A bizarre and unsettling journey into the hidden lives of the lonely. This film is a surreal, darkly funny exploration of obsession and desire, presented with a unique, avant-garde visual style that lingers long after viewing.

absurdistsurrealprovocativeunsettlingdarkly comedicsteadyarthousesurrealist animationavant-gardebody horrordesireisolationobsessionloneliness