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conspirators of pleasure full frame
in this latest offering by the great czech filmmaker jan svankmajer modern day prague is the setting for the story of six ordinary if somewhat seedy individuals who with almost no dialogue obsessively and painstakingly prepare their sexual feasts . like fastidious but inspired chefs they concoct with the aid of the most eclectic array of objects animals devices and processes an orgasmic meal of hilarious and literally explosive results . a postwoman shopkeeper television presenter detective and two odd apartment dwellers secretly plunder and pillage their environments in search of their magical ingredients . as their solitary paths crisscross we see how svankmajer condenses the sexual the social and the political in a society still breaking with the habits of a sexually puritanical past . svankmajer relates it all with mischievous misanthropy and a brilliant array of live action filmmaking special effects and animation techniques . also included is the short film food 1993 . czech rep. 14 mins . color . svankmajer at his hilarious best cooking up a wonderful three course meal out of clay . includes grey suited men as human vending machines a couple at dinner devouring a restaurant and a tour of a cannibalistic banquet .
dvd nr 86 minutes kino