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The Flat (1968) · Byt

Name: The Flat
Director: Jan Švankmajer
Genre: animación, Camera, haunted house, Short film, Surrealism
Released: 1968
Duration: 13 min

Original title: Byt

1968 · Jan Švankmajer · 13 min · Czechoslovakia · Edited by 1

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A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.

A 1968 title built around animación, Camera and haunted house. Directed by Jan Švankmajer.

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Spanish: El apartamento
Italian: L'appartamento
Portuguese: O Apartamento
Chinese: 公寓
Japanese: 部屋

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The Flat (1968) · Byt

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