FOOD

Symposium

In its three chapters, the film tells you about the stages of human ingestion: breakfast, lunch and dinner. A fast-food vending machine starts to pervert its consumers, turning the activity of eating into sadomasochistic ceremonies full of aggression and self-destruction. You won’t be able to forget the film’s ending for quite a number of meals.
JÍDLO / NAHRUNG
CZE, GBR 1992 / 16 min
Director: Jan Švankmajer
  • Screenplay: Jan Švankmajer
  • Cinematographer: Svatopluk Malý
  • Editor: Marie Zemanová
  • Animation: Bedřich Glaser
  • Production Company: Koninck International - London,Krátky Film a.s. - Prag
In its three chapters, the film tells you about the stages of human ingestion: breakfast, lunch and dinner. A fast-food vending machine starts to pervert its consumers, turning the activity of eating into sadomasochistic ceremonies full of aggression and self-destruction. You won’t be able to forget the film’s ending for quite a number of meals.
  • Screenplay: Jan Švankmajer
  • Cinematographer: Svatopluk Malý
  • Editor: Marie Zemanová
  • Animation: Bedřich Glaser
  • Production Company: Koninck International - London,Krátky Film a.s. - Prag