The scenery keeps changing as he lands in a snow field, or gets drenched in an indoor flood, or takes action by slashing his way out of a painted backdrop. Like a child who likes to poke under rocks, Svankmajer has a perverse genius for making sex seem unappealing and meals look anything but edible. Already unappetizing, Cepek's lunch turns positively revolting when he discovers an egg buried in a chunk of bread. He attacks a plate of greasy dumplings. An old man and a dog fight over a slab of meat.
Apples rot in fast motion, overcome by scurrying maggots.
In the meantime, a geyser of wine erupts from a restaurant table. Eyes pop out and skulls with chopping teeth grin beneath clay skins. A saccharine portrait of Jesus explodes. An embryo comes to life, only to rearrange its features in a bewildering display of clay-morphing. The rest of Faust is a little more mundane.