DAMNED HOUSE OF HAJN
(Prokletí domu Hajnů)
Dir. Jiří Svoboda, 1989.
Czechoslovakia. 107 min.
In Czech with English subtitles.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 - 10 PM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 - 10 PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 - 5 PM

A callow social climber marries into the family of a Czech soap magnate, only to find himself navigating the florid psychosexual manifestations of his new relations. Leering over the proceedings is Uncle Cyril, a feral painter who labors in the attic of the family estate, scheming to fulfill his incestual desires while under the impression that he enjoys the cover of invisibility. Characterized by vertiginous camerawork and jaundiced color grading, Damned House of Hajn presents a uniquely claustrophobic variation on the Czech gothic horror tradition.