Punch and Judy

Svankmajer is one of my absolute favorite filmmakers of all time. I cannot think of many directors that create films as artistic, thrilling, and funny as Svankmajer.

While this short film is one of Svankmajer's earliest works, it is also one of his absolute best. The plot is pretty simple, and isn't necessarily compelling, but the execution is truly excellent. It is darkly comic, strange, and creepy. Svankmajer masterfully mixes all of these elements to create a bizarre and oddly disturbing.

While Svankmajer has made more complex and intelligent films than this one, it's still well worth a look and a lot of praise.