Jabberwocky

Presents, in a tour de force of animation techniques, a series of scenes in which the toys and games and related paraphenalia of childhood perform various activities. Juxtaposes images of formal loveliness with childlike gaity, mythic superstition, and surprising and perverse violence. Begins with a reading of the Lewis Carroll poem but, rather than interpreting it, takes off on the absurd suggestiveness of the poetic images., Presents, in a tour de force of animation techniques, a series of scenes in which the toys and games and related paraphenalia of childhood perform various activities. Juxtaposes images of formal loveliness with childlike gaity, mythic superstition, and surprising and perverse violence. Begins with a reading of the Lewis Carroll poem but, rather than interpreting it, takes off on the absurd suggestiveness of the poetic images.

Credits

Directed by
Jan Švankmajer
Written by
Jan Švankmajer
Cinematography
Boris Baromykin
Music
Zdeněk Liška
Edited by
Helena Lebduskova

Copyright

Complete catalog record
Presents, in a tour de force of animation techniques, a series of scenes in which the toys and games and related paraphenalia of childhood perform various activities. Juxtaposes images of formal loveliness with childlike gaity, mythic superstition, and surprising and perverse violence. Begins with a reading of the Lewis Carroll poem but, rather than interpreting it, takes off on the absurd suggestiveness of the poetic images., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q3157016 ↗ — country, genre, credits
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright