Jan Švankmajer
Directing

Jan Švankmajer

Born 1934-09-04 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

​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.

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Known for

Faust★ 7.5Viewing moment
Faust
1994
Alice★ 7.5Viewing moment
Alice
1988
Little Otik★ 7.2Viewing moment
Little Otik
2001
Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet★ 7.5Viewing moment
Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet
1978
Conspirators of Pleasure★ 6.9Viewing moment
Conspirators of Pleasure
1996
Dimensions of Dialogue★ 7.6Viewing moment
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983
Darkness, Light, Darkness★ 7.5Viewing moment
Darkness, Light, Darkness
1989
A Game with Stones★ 6.4Viewing moment
A Game with Stones
1965
Food★ 7.7Viewing moment
Food
1992
Lunacy★ 7Viewing moment
Lunacy
2005
The Three Veterans★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Three Veterans
1984
Picnic with Weissmann★ 6.1Viewing moment
Picnic with Weissmann
1968
Jabberwocky★ 6.7Viewing moment
Jabberwocky
1971
Virile Games★ 6.6Viewing moment
Virile Games
1988
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope★ 6.8Viewing moment
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
1983
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)★ 7Viewing moment
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
2010
The Last Trick★ 7.4Viewing moment
The Last Trick
1964
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer
2003
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor★ 6.1Viewing moment
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
1965
Et cetera★ 5.8Viewing moment
Et cetera
1967
Punch and Judy★ 6.4Viewing moment
Punch and Judy
1966
Historia Naturae (Suita)★ 5.9Viewing moment
Historia Naturae (Suita)
1967
The Flat★ 7.4Viewing moment
The Flat
1968
KunstkameraViewing moment
Kunstkamera
2022
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love★ 7Viewing moment
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
1988
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
1991
The Fall of the House of Usher★ 5.5Viewing moment
The Fall of the House of Usher
1982
Animated Self-Portraits★ 5.5Viewing moment
Animated Self-Portraits
1989
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)★ 6Viewing moment
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)★ 6Viewing moment
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006
The Ninth Heart★ 7.2Viewing moment
The Ninth Heart
1979
Insect★ 5.9Viewing moment
Insect
2018
KikoeViewing moment
Kikoe
2009
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory★ 6Viewing moment
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
2017
Alchemical FurnaceViewing moment
Alchemical Furnace
2020
The Garden★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Garden
1968
Another Kind of Love★ 7Viewing moment
Another Kind of Love
1988
The Music of Zdeněk LiškaViewing moment
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
2017
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of LoveViewing moment
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
2022
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting★ 5Viewing moment
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
2018

Frequent collaborators

Jaromír KallistaJaromír KallistaKeith GriffithsKeith GriffithsHugh CornwellHugh CornwellPavel NovýPavel NovýJuraj HerzJuraj HerzJiří LábusJiří LábusJordi MollàJordi MollàOsamu TezukaOsamu Tezuka