Surrealist artwork featuring a woman in a medieval setting with skulls and mechanical objects.

The Castle of Otranto

Otrantský zámek

Director

Jan Švankmajer

Country

Czechoslovakia

Year

1973

Length

17 min

Cast

colour

Inspired by Horace Walpole’s Gothic novel, dear to Murnau and a favorite of the Surrealists, this mockumentary is ironically dedicated to the researchers who have based their lives on a hoax.