Jan Svankmajer is in his 80s now and this is among his later career efforts, and also among his most known actually. In these 7 minutes, he creates a human being by putting together one body part after the other. At least it is supposed to be a human being. The whole consistency looks more like a mud man. I thought this started well, but it got uninteresting quickly I guess. At least Svankmajer was not scared of depicting mud genitals near the end. However, one thing I did not like at all is how rushed the ending was. Basically in the last 90 seconds happens more than in the 6 minutes before that. Maybe Svankmajer simply accelerated things a bit as he realized himself that it started to drag. Not one of my favorite films from the Czech animation legend. Not recommended.
Review of Darkness/Light/Darkness
Darkness/Light/Darkness
(1989)
Creation of Man according to Svankmajer
30 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers