Lunacy (2005) Horror Drama Comedy Animation

Rated R | Threatrical Nov 17, 2005 (US) | Genres Horror, Drama, Comedy, Animation | Runtime 1h 58m
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Lunacy Plot Synopsis:

A horror movie testing two approaches to running an insane asylum - absolute freedom versus control and punishment - within the context of a world that combines the worst of both. Jean Berlot, a young man subject to a nightmare of being forced into a straitjacket by two orderlies, is befriended by a marquis. At the marquis's estate, Jean witnesses a black Mass, buries someone alive, and is invited to try preventive therapy. He's willing to enter a sanatorium because he believes he can rescue a young woman from there who has told him that the real director and staff of the clinic are locked in the basement. Jean conspires with her to set them free: the horrors have only begun.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man may"ve predicted.

Tagline: Edgar Allan Poe + the Marquis de Sade + Jan Svankmajer = Lunacy

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Official Trailer

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Lunacy Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2005 (more 2005 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 118 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Drama, Comedy, Animation
Directors: Jan Svankmajer
Stars: Jan Tríska, Pavel Liska, Anna Geislerová, Martin Huba, Jaroslav Dusek … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Nov 17, 2005
Box Office: $48,324
Awards: 8
Nominations: 7
Language: Czech
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Lunacy Release Dates In Theaters: Nov 17, 2005
Writers: Edgar Allan Poe, Marquis de Sade, Jan Svankmajer
Producers: Juraj Galvánek, Jaromír Kallista, Jaroslav Kucera, Dusan Kukal, Shimon Shemtov, Helena Uldrichová
Cinematographers: Juraj Galvánek
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