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Darkness/Light/Darkness

Darkness/Light/Darkness

1989
Animation
Short Film
8m
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. (imdb)

Directed by:

Jan Svankmajer

Screenwriter:

Jan Svankmajer

Genre:

Animation

AKA:

Tma/Svetlo/Tma

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech
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Darkness/Light/Darkness

1989
Animation
Short Film
8m
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lisa_iilisa-
Rated 01 May 2014
4
52nd
here i am wathcng a shor t film by prbably my favourite film short maker, but i am exteemly srunk. i prbobablyt shoouldn't make wathcing a short film at thiss tage, and esprically reviewing on criticerk, but here i am.
Rated 01 May 2014
spanksSpanks
Rated 01 May 2014
50
39th
meh/penis made of clay/meh
Rated 01 May 2014
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 07 Sep 2009
83
72nd
Really amusing deconstruction/reconstruction of the human body. The second half is funnier but the first more poignant.
Rated 07 Sep 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 15 Mar 2009
7
68th
Pretty damn cool.
Rated 15 Mar 2009
supergloosupergloo
Rated 12 Nov 2008
7
38th
A disturbing but memorable denouement differentiates this from the usual claymation short.
Rated 12 Nov 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 01 Oct 2007
75
84th
I think this may be Svankmajer's best short.
Rated 01 Oct 2007
mrcimrci
Rated 02 Oct 2022
71
73rd
The creation of life interpreted by Jan Svankmajer :D
Rated 02 Oct 2022
rihreyrihrey
Rated 02 Feb 2022
73
96th
jesus
Rated 02 Feb 2022
parallaxParallax
Rated 08 Jan 2017
85
81st
Amusing and unsettling. Plays with the idea of our strange relationship with our bodies.
Rated 08 Jan 2017
thomasd_iithomas_d
Rated 19 Feb 2015
6
49th
Nice! I finally found the X-rated version of Gumby.
Rated 19 Feb 2015
ocelotOcelot
Rated 17 Mar 2014
80
89th
Delightfully creepy and strange.
Rated 17 Mar 2014
ribcageribcage
Rated 07 Feb 2014
95
97th
marvelous. inventive. well-animated. funny. just the right level of unnerving.
Rated 07 Feb 2014
neonmanNeonman
Rated 11 Sep 2013
92
94th
Creepy, fun, disturbing, creative, faux-educational stop-motion fun from good ol' Svankmajer.
Rated 11 Sep 2013
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 14 Jun 2013
48
20th
I'll say this for Svankmajer's short: even more so than Lynch or Jodorowsky, this short only takes seven minutes to go from zero to, "What in the fuck did I just watch?!" It would probably feel natural with Tool or Peter Gabriel playing in the background.
Rated 14 Jun 2013
gleebgleeb
Rated 04 Jun 2012
71
42nd
The best bit is the glass of water.
Rated 04 Jun 2012
derdudeDerDude
Rated 23 Apr 2012
9
86th
It is what it is
Rated 23 Apr 2012
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 20 Apr 2012
75
67th
PENIS AT THE DOOR!
Rated 20 Apr 2012
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 12 Apr 2012
70
79th
A certain creepy factor compliments the certain dumb factor.
Rated 12 Apr 2012
obdurateObdurate
Rated 27 Feb 2012
85
81st
Pretty creepy as some others have said, but what fewer people are saying is how cool the last shot of the full being being all scrunched up in the room is, with the light going off, is. I really enjoy Svankmajer.
Rated 27 Feb 2012
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 09 Nov 2011
76
72nd
Haha neato
Rated 09 Nov 2011
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 01 Nov 2011
77
66th
Fun little slightly creepy short; nothing more, nothing less.
Rated 01 Nov 2011
svengaliSvengali
Rated 05 Aug 2011
73
70th
A kind of awesome.
Rated 05 Aug 2011
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 29 Mar 2011
20
3rd
"Tma/ Svetlo/ Tma" is an unpleasantly weird film - and a pointless one as well: I know what a human body consists of, thank you very much.
Rated 29 Mar 2011
alon_reterAlon Reter
Rated 24 Dec 2010
60
47th
Svankmajer has this cute, odd decadentic tackiness that is very appealing to me when it's late at night.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
djrossdjross
Rated 15 Nov 2010
55
53rd
Well-done animated short.
Rated 15 Nov 2010
atgizaAtGiza
Rated 22 May 2010
52
40th
neat-o
Rated 22 May 2010
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 06 Apr 2010
75
73rd
Fun and completely odd!
Rated 06 Apr 2010
chiefgchiefg
Rated 04 Jan 2010
70
57th
Nicely done, but creepy as hell.
Rated 04 Jan 2010
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 18 Jul 2009
78
74th
Delightfully creepy and funny.
Rated 18 Jul 2009
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 17 Jul 2009
79
82nd
Reviewing: I used to have this shortie in my VCR collection. Surreal and funny. I like Jan's style to mix glay with real life elements, like here teeth and tongue. The set is also marvelous, extremely limited place, and the roof light ingenious.
Rated 17 Jul 2009
richiodorichiodo
Rated 07 Apr 2009
93
93rd
Grandiosa animacion
Rated 07 Apr 2009
sakuragirlsakuragirl
Rated 05 Apr 2009
79
75th
Baaaaaaaammmmm!!!!!
Rated 05 Apr 2009
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 17 Mar 2009
80
57th
this is pretty awesome.
Rated 17 Mar 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 13 Mar 2009
55
41st
Very wierd, but interesting.
Rated 13 Mar 2009
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 Jan 2009
79
70th
if it were any longer it would be terrible, but as it is it would be impossible to be a waste of time for the sake of it's shortness. i cant give it any larger of a score for the simple fact that it's a pointless short, but it's an entertaining pointless short.
Rated 17 Jan 2009
janusjanus
Rated 12 Jan 2009
100
99th
My favorite Svankmajer short, alongside Dimensions of Dialogue. Creepy, funny, clever, and inspired.
Rated 12 Jan 2009
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 14 Dec 2008
97
96th
Absolutely creative.
Rated 14 Dec 2008
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 05 Oct 2008
100
90th
This is just fantastic. Not much more to say.
Rated 05 Oct 2008
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 22 Jun 2008
70
82nd
Very good.
Rated 22 Jun 2008
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 31 May 2008
6
53rd
Bizarre and kind of dumb, but interesting nonetheless.
Rated 31 May 2008
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 04 Dec 2007
85
77th
05 Aralik 07 (2). internet uzerinden
Rated 04 Dec 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 21 Oct 2007
56
12th
Kind of like Bill Plympton in clay, a deconstruction of the human body. Very predictable and not even that well animated.
Rated 21 Oct 2007
stainStain
Rated 24 Jun 2007
80
68th
Anatomy and black comedy. Nobody does it like Svankmajer
Rated 24 Jun 2007

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Directed by:

Jan Svankmajer

Screenwriter:

Jan Svankmajer

Genre:

Animation

AKA:

Tma/Svetlo/Tma

Country:

Czechoslovakia

Language:

Czech
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