The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope () is a 1983 Czechoslovak animated short film directed by Jan Švankmajer, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" and Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam's story "A Torture by Hope".
Awards Montréal World Film Festival 1984 – Won Jury Prize (Short Films) Kraków Film Festival 1984 – Won FICC Award International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 1985 – Won Grand Prize and FIPRESCI Award Fantasporto 1985 – Won Critics' Award - Special Mention
External links
The Pendulum, the Pit, and Hope at AllMovie
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