| The Flat | |
| Director: | Jan Švankmajer |
| Producer: | Erna Kmínková Jirí Vanek |
| Music: | Zdeněk Liška |
| Cinematography: | Svatopluk Malý |
| Studio: | Krátký film Praha |
| Editing: | Hana Walachová |
| Runtime: | 13 minutes |
| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
The Flat (Czech: '''Byt''') is a 1968 Czech surrealist short film directed by Jan Švankmajer.[1] The film features no dialogue, only music by Zdeněk Liška.[2]
A man gets trapped in an old apartment. Objects in the apartment revolt against him and he cant't use them. A man with a rooster enters the apartment and hands him an axe. He destroys the door with the axe, only to find a white wall with names written on it. He adds his name to the wall.[3] [4]