Lunacy (2006): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Lunacy is a 2006 horror film directed by Jan Svankmajer. It is partly based on The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe. It runs 1 hour 58 minutes and earned $133,982 worldwide. Critics gave it 64% on Rotten Tomatoes and 63 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.1/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 58m (118 min)
- Director
- Jan Svankmajer
- Genre
- Horror
- Original language
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Czech
- Studio
- Zeitgeist Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Lunacy About?
The premise of Lunacy without spoilers, adapted from The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set in 19th-century France, a troubled young man finds his past colliding with the unsettling interests of a secretive nobleman. Their paths intertwine within a gloomy castle, where a disturbing event blurs the boundary between reality and nightmare. As the night unfolds, both men confront inner demons and descend into a chilling spiral of madness.
Lunacy Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- social satire
- psychotronic film
- male frontal nudity
- psychiatric hospital
- sardonic
- surrealism
- campy
- literature on screen
- american literature on screen
- european literature on screen
- french literature on screen
- foreign language adaptation
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- marquis de sade character
- allegory
- based on short story
- 18th century literature on screen
- 19th century literature on screen
- horror literature on screen
- arthouse horror
- american horror literature on screen
- french horror literature on screen
- birdcage
- evil laughter
- female rear nudity
- reference to the marquis de sade
- part stop motion
- dark comedy
- young
- man
- eccentric man
- reference to marquis de sade
- psychiatric patient
- mental patient
- mysterious man
- live action animation
- mentally ill man
- european psychotronic film
- mental hospital
- czech horror
- czech psychotronic film
- european horror
- marquis
- therapy
- asylum
- insane asylum
- punishment
- nightmare
- vomiting
- female full frontal nudity
- burning tree
The Director of Lunacy
Directed by Jan Svankmajer.
- Director Jan Svankmajer
Lunacy Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Lunacy 64% on Rotten Tomatoes and 63 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.1/10.
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IMDb 7.1 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 64% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 83%
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Metacritic 63 Metascore
User score 5.9
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TMDB 69% User score
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Lunacy Plot Summary
What happens in Lunacy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Jean Berlot (Liska) is a deeply troubled man who has been haunted by violent hallucinations of being stuffed into a straitjacket by two orderlies since his mother’s death, a time when she was committed to a mental institution before she died. While arranging his mother’s funeral, Jean Berlot encounters a man who insists he is the Marquis de Sade (Triska) and who behaves as if he lives in 18th-century France rather than in the 21st-century Czech Republic. An uneasy alliance forms between them, even though their relationship is more tense provocation than friendship, and Jean is repelled by the Marquis’ debauched ways, including a blasphemous orgy he glimpses through an open window.
Full summary
The whole story of Lunacy, scene by scene
Lunacy Box Office
Lunacy grossed $133,982 worldwide. $48,324 came from the US and Canada and $85,658 (64%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$134K
- US & Canada
- $48.3K
- International
- $85.7K
Lunacy Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Lunacy.
How Well Do You Know Lunacy?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What is the name of the troubled protagonist who arranges his mother's funeral?
Lunacy Also Known As
11 alternative titles, including “Sílení” and “Безумие”.
- Also known as
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- Sílení
- Безумие
- טירוף
- Божевільні
- Insanidade
- 梦魇疯人院
- 광기
- 瘋狂療養院
- Szaleni
- ルナシー
- Der Wahnsinn
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Movies Like Lunacy
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Mansion of Madness, I, Marquis De Sade and Diary of a Madman.
Lunacy FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, the book behind it, post-credit scenes and language of Lunacy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Lunacy?
Lunacy runs 1 hour 58 minutes (118 minutes).
When was Lunacy released?
Lunacy was released on August 9, 2006.
Who directed Lunacy?
Lunacy was directed by Jan Svankmajer.
More films by Jan Svankmajer How much did Lunacy make at the box office?
Lunacy grossed $133,982 worldwide ($48,324 domestic, $85,658 international).
How is Lunacy rated?
Lunacy has 7.1/10 on IMDb, 64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 on Metacritic and 69% on TMDB.
Is Lunacy based on a book?
Yes. Lunacy is partly adapted from The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe.
Does Lunacy have a post-credit scene?
No. Lunacy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Lunacy in?
The original language of Lunacy is Czech.
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