Jan Švankmajer
Born
4 September 1934 (91)
Place of Birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Also known as
Jan Svankmajer
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.
Filmography (40)
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
2023
Kunstkamera
2022
Alchemical Furnace
2020
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
2018
Insect
2018
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
2017
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
2017
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
2010
Kikoe
2009
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
2007
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006
Lunacy
2005
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer
2003
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
2001
Little Otik
2001
Conspirators of Pleasure
1996
Food
1996
Faust
1994
The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
1992
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
1991
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
1990
Darkness, Light, Darkness
1990
Animated Self-Portraits
1989
Meat Love
1989
Flora
1989
Alice
1988
Virile Games
1988
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
1988
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The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
1984
Down to the Cellar
1983
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
1983
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983
The Fall of the House of Usher
1982
Castle of Otranto
1977
Leonardo's Diary
1972
Jabberwocky
1971
The Ossuary
1970
A Quiet Week in the House
1969
Don Juan
1969