A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor us', Goethe's '' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer's is a nondescript man who, after being lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay model animation and giant puppets.
Andrew Sachs, Dalibor Fencl, Jan Kraus, Jirí Suchý, Pavel Marek, Petr Cepek, Petr Meissel, Viktorie Knotková, Vladimír Kudla
Drama, Animation, Fantasy