''The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope'' ( cs, Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje) is a 1983 Czechoslovak animated short film directed by

Jan Švankmajer Jan Švankmajer (; born 4 September 1934) is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. He is a self-labeled surrealist known for his stop-motion animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Ter ...

, adapted from

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wid ...

's 1842 short story "

The Pit and the Pendulum "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual ''The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843''. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of ...

" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's story "A Torture by Hope".

Awards

Montréal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...

1984 – Won Jury Prize (Short Films) *

Kraków Film Festival The Kraków Film Festival ( pl, Krakowski Festiwal Filmowy) is one of Europe's oldest events dedicated to documentary, animation and other short film forms. It has been organised every year since 1961. The Artistic President of the festival is ...

1984 – Won FICC Award *

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, founded in 1954, is one of the oldest short film festivals in the world. Held in Oberhausen, it is one of the major international platforms for the short form. The festival holds an International C ...

1985 – Won Grand Prize and FIPRESCI Award *

Fantasporto Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to fantasy/science fiction/ horror-oriented commercial feature films, auteur films and experimental proje ...

1985 – Won Critics' Award - Special Mention

External links

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The Pendulum, the Pit, and Hope
at AllMovie

References

1983 films 1983 short films 1980s stop-motion animated films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czechoslovak animated short films Czech animated short films Czech horror films Films based on The Pit and the Pendulum Films directed by Jan Švankmajer Films shot from the first-person perspective Surrealist films 1980s Czech films Czech animated horror films Adaptations of works by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam {{1980s-short-animation-film-stub