# Lunacy (2005)

> A young man's attempt to liberate a woman from a nightmarish asylum becomes a grotesque surrealist indictment of freedom, punishment, and institutional power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12734

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Comedy, Horror
- Director: Jan Švankmajer
- Cast: Pavel Liška, Jan Tříska, Anna Geislerová, Jaroslav Dušek, Martin Huba, Karel Heřman, Pavel Nový, Stano Dančiak
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407236/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: grotesque, surreal, blasphemous, late night arthouse viewing, halloween cinephile marathon

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