1967
6.3 (28 votes)
0h 9m
Genres
Animation
Production Companies
Krátký film Praha – Studio dokumentárních filmů
Historia Naturae (suita)
Overview
An eight-part animated portrait of various species, accompanied by a different style of music. The various parts are: Aquatilia (foxtrot), Hexapoda (bolero), Pisces (blues), Reptilia (tarantella), Aves (tango), Mammalia (minuet), Simiae (polka) and Homo (waltz). Each animation mixes drawings, pictures, real animals and animated skeletons.
Key Crew
Director: Jan Švankmajer
Director of Photography: Zdeněk Šibrava
Screenplay: Jan Švankmajer
Story: Jan Švankmajer
