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The Flat (Czech: Byt) is a 1968 Czech surrealist short film directed by Jan Švankmajer.[1] The film features no dialogue, only music by Zdeněk Liška.[2]

The Flat
Directed by	Jan Švankmajer
Written by	Jan Švankmajer
Produced by	Erna Kmínková Jirí Vanek
Cinematography	Svatopluk Malý
Edited by	Hana Walachová
Music by	Zdeněk Liška
Production company	Krátký film Praha
Release date	1968 (1968)
Running time	13 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia

Plot

A man gets trapped in an old apartment. Objects in the apartment revolt against him and he isn't able to use them. A man with a rooster enters the apartment and hands him an axe. He destroys the door with the axe only to find a white wall with names written on it. He adds his name on the wall.[3][4]

Cast

• Ivan Kraus as Josef
• Juraj Herz as man with a rooster

References

External links

• The Flat at IMDb
• Caryn James. "Aggressive Objects Take It Out on Helpless People (Review)". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-16.

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