Borzoi and Aaron discuss the Faust story, the ideology of art, and Eastern European animation and puppetry after watching Jan Svankmajer's surrealist adaptation. Check the notes for a dub you can find on YouTube. If the audio sounds weird at parts I had to re-record a few times due to scrambled audio.
Jan Švankmajer's Faust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4O3fYwYPW0
Intro Music: Franz Liszt's "Faust Symphony "
Outro Music: Hector Berlioz's "La damnation de Faust", Mephistopheles's opening aria Voici des roses
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Corrections:
I referred to a Gogol animation in this episode. I said it was Dead Souls, but it was actually Yuri Norstein's adaptation of The Overcoat that I was thinking of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg7MF9DkDNo
vrchmrch left a very informative comment on BANG in response to my episode:
I really enjoeyd Mr. Borzoi and Mr. Aaron conversation. I really really dont like Švankmajer but some of his puppetry is excellent. Also Borzoi can pronounce his name almost perfectly so props for that. Aaron makes couple recomandations so i would like to elaborate
1. Krysař (1986) - The pied piper
One of the best looking movies i have ever seen. Unerving and filled with unease. Excellent horror for children, if they have at least some attention span.
2. Ruka (1965) - The hand
I have never heard Trnka being threatened with a death sentence and find it very unlikely. Alegedly he was even buried with states honor despite this movie being banned. In the early 60s criminal code was reformed and i believe with that ended the era of political executions.
3. Fikmik (1959)
I've picked this one as another example of interesting puppetry. Its pretty simple story with interesting visuals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqIBmCqi-ss
4. Čert a Káča (1955)
As neither of the mentioned Lada animation i am including this one and the next one. I doubt subtitles exist but the style is defiently worth checking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_izXzvLUqM
5. Kocour Mikeš
Another Lada without subtitles. Nice series about hecat Mikeš. There is no reason why i picked the episode i did
6. Adéla ještě nevečeřela (1977) Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet
If you manage to find subtitles for this one definetly give it a watch. Its a comedy tied to the topic only through some of Švankmajers puppetry in a scene below, but i really like it and so should everyone else
7. Zahrada (74-77) The garden
Series about mysterious garden, group of boys and one mean hecat with a heart of gold. The style is unlike anything else mentioned. Based on a book written by Jiří Trnka but he was already dead by then. Its for kids but pretty comfy. At least check out the animation