Castle of Otranto

"The Castle of Otranto" is animation/short/mockumentary based on "The Castle of Otranto", a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole, the first Gothic novel. The novel takes place in Otranto in southern Italy. In Jan Svankmajer's mocumentary, the amateur archaeologist Dr Vozáb has set to prove that the supernatural ghost love story takes place not in Italy but in Otranto Castle near Nachod in Czechoslovakia.

17min
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Jaroslav Vozáb profile pictureJaroslav VozábDr. Vozáb

About Castle of Otranto

Castle of Otranto Overview

"The Castle of Otranto" is animation/short/mockumentary based on "The Castle of Otranto", a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole, the first Gothic novel. The novel takes place in Otranto in southern Italy. In Jan Svankmajer's mocumentary, the amateur archaeologist Dr Vozáb has set to prove that the supernatural ghost love story takes place not in Italy but in Otranto Castle near Nachod in Czechoslovakia.

Runtime: 17min

Extra details

Original Title: Otrantský zámek
Original Language: Czech
Directed By: Jan Švankmajer
Production Companies
Studio Jiri Trnka