A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where.
Practical Effects
Claymation so tactile you can almost smell the wet earth.
Direction
Švankmajer's relentless spatial logic in an impossible room.
Sound
Squish, slap, thud — every body part announces itself.
Director
Jan Švankmajer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Švankmajer's 'Dimensions of Dialogue' trilogy exploring communication through destruction and reconstruction.
The Brothers Quay cited this short as direct inspiration for their own stop-motion body horror in Street of Crocodiles.
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