WEEK 2.3 DOWN TO THE CELLAR - JAN SVANKMAJER

Title: Down to The Cellar (Do Pivnice)

Director: Jan Svankmajer

Genre: Live Actions, Stop Motion & Animations

Runtime: 15 minutes

Year: 1983

COMMENT:

  

   A very unusual, creepy and atmospheric short movie of a young girl foes down the solemn cellar to collect some potatoes and is face by her fears. These event manifest themselves in bizarre animated gap that succeed harmonize beautifully wit stop-frame animation. Svankmajer has created a vision of the feeling of being a child that scared of dark and allowing your imagination to take over.