Lunacy
A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man might have predicted.
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Cast
28 people
Pavel Liška
Jean Berlot
Known for
Beloved
Jan Tříska
Marquis
Known for
Apt Pupil
Ronin
Anna Geislerová
Charlota
Known for
Anthropoid
The Ipcress File
Jaroslav Dušek
Dr. Murlloppe
Known for
Cosy Dens
Divided We Fall
Martin Huba
Dr. Coulmiere
Known for
I Served the King of England
Divided We Fall
Karel Heřman
Feeble-minded Warden
Also in
Reportérka
Sleeping City
Pavel Nový
Servant Dominik
Known for
Little Otik
Conspirators of Pleasure
Stano Dančiak
Innkeeper
Also in
She Came Out of the Blue Sky
Elf
Jiří Krytinář
Reciting Madman
Known for
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Kateřina Růžičková
Asylum Inmate
Also in
Blues pro EFB
Má láska s Jakubem
Iva Littmanová
Asylum Inmate
No other roles listed
Katerina Valachová
Asylum Inmate
No other roles listed
Jan Švankmajer Director · Marquis de Sade Author Edgar Allan Poe Author
Worldwide gross $134K · First release November 17, 2005 · Produced in Belgium, Czechia, France, Slovakia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$133,982
Production
ATHANOR
Production
Barrandov Studio
Production
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
Production
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Production
Česká televize
Production
Státní fond ČR pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie
Production
Eurimages
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
Belgium · Czechia · France · Slovakia
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Original title
Šílení
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · November 17, 2005
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No release date listed for United States.
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