Person
Jan Švankmajer
Directing · Born 1934-09-04 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech surrealist artist and filmmaker. His work spans several media. He is known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Švankmajer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Visitors
Animation
Golden Sixties
Self
Alice
Director
Little Otik
Director
Faust
Director
Virile Games
Director
Meat Love
Director
The Three Veterans
Art Direction
Castle of Otranto
Director
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Special Props
Filmography
- 2023Engi – Sound Designer Ivo ŠpaljSelf
- 2022KunstkameraSelf
- 2020Alchemical FurnaceHimself
- 2018Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark HuntingHimself
- 2018InsectDirector
- 2017The Music of Zdeněk LiškaSelf
- 2017Raymond Roussel: The Day of GlorySelf
- 2010Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)Director
- 2009Kikoe
- 2009Golden SixtiesSelf
- 2007Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)Director
- 2007Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short FilmsDirector
- 2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)Director
- 2005LunacyDirector
- 2003The Collected Shorts of Jan SvankmajerDirector
- 2001Les Chimères des ŠvankmajerSelf
- 2001Little OtikDirector
- 1996Conspirators of PleasureDirector
- 1996FoodDirector
- 1994FaustDirector
- 1992The Magic Art of Jan ŠvankmajerHimself
- 1991The Death of Stalinism in BohemiaDirector
- 1990Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of PragueHimself
- 1990Darkness, Light, DarknessDirector
- 1989Animated Self-PortraitsWriter
- 1989Meat LoveDirector
- 1989FloraDirector
- 1988AliceDirector
- 1988Virile GamesDirector
- 1988Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of LoveDirector
- 1986Scalpel, PleaseArt Direction
- 1985Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpívalArt Direction
- 1984The Three VeteransArt Direction
- 1984The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
- 1983The VisitorsAnimation
- 1983Down to the CellarDirector
- 1983The Pit, the Pendulum and HopeDirector
- 1983Dimensions of DialogueDirector
- 1982The Fall of the House of UsherDirector
- 1982Ferat VampireSpecial Props
- 1981The Mysterious Castle in the CarpathiansSpecial Props
- 1981Visitors from the GalaxyArt Direction
- 1981Blázni, vodníci a podvodníciTitle Designer
- 1980Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořemArt Direction
- 1979The Ninth HeartArt Direction
- 1978Adela Has Not Had Supper YetArt Designer
- 1977Castle of OtrantoDirector
- 1972Leonardo's DiaryDirector
- 1972Moje první beneficeArt Direction
- 1971JabberwockyDirector
- 1970The OssuaryDirector
- 1969A Quiet Week in the HouseDirector
- 1969Don JuanDirector
- 1968The GardenDirector
- 1968Picnic with WeismannDirector
- 1968The FlatDirector
- 1967Natural History SuiteDirector
- 1967Et ceteraDirector
- 1967Man and TechnologyDirector
- 1966Punch and JudyDirector
- 1965A Game with StonesDirector
- 1965J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minorDirector
- 1964The Last TrickStory
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