I saw this film in the summer of 2004 as a student at FAMU, the Czech national film school in Prague. I was blown away. It is incredible. If anyone knows where I can get this please let me know. If anyone has a copy, I will pay to have it copied.
Thanks.
I've got a DVD that has this and seven of Barta's other shorts.
shareReally? can I ask where you got it? I'm very interested.
shareA DVD called "Labyrinth of Darkness: Jiri Barta" was just released a few months ago. I got it from Netflix, but I'm sure you can purchase it from Amazon, eBay, etc. Here's the description that Netflix gives for the DVD:
"Seven animated films and the 1987 live-action short "The Last Theft" comprise this collection spotlighting the prodigious talents and distinctive cinematic vision of Czech animator Jiri Barta. Slyly amusing and often featuring anti-consumerist motifs, his films brilliantly encapsulate imaginative worlds. Selections include "Disc Jockey" (1980), "The Design" (1981), "The Vanished World of Gloves" (1982) and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" (1985)."