Jan Švankmajer

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Jan Švankmajer

Directing 92 September 4, 1934

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 sur…

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Alice

Alice

7.4 1988 Movie
Dimensions of Dialogue

Dimensions of Dialogue

7.6 1983 Movie
Little Otik

Little Otik

7.0 2001 Movie
Darkness, Light, Darkness

Darkness, Light, Darkness

7.5 1990 Movie
Food

Food

7.8 1996 Movie
Conspirators of Pleasure

Conspirators of Pleasure

6.7 1996 Movie
Faust

Faust

7.4 1994 Movie
Meat Love

Meat Love

6.7 1989 Movie
Lunacy

Lunacy

6.7 2005 Movie
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

7.5 1978 Movie
Virile Games

Virile Games

6.8 1988 Movie
The Flat

The Flat

7.2 1968 Movie

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​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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

    Movie Self

  2. 2022
    Kunstkamera

    Movie Self

  3. 2020
    Alchemical Furnace

    Movie Himself

  4. 2018
    Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting

    Movie Himself

  5. 2018
    Insect

    Movie Director

  6. 2017
    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

    Movie Self

  7. 2017
    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Movie Self

  8. 2010
    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    Movie Director

  9. 2009
    Kikoe

    Movie

  10. 2009
    Golden Sixties

    TV show Self

  11. 2007
    Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)

    Movie Director

  12. 2007
    Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

    Movie Director

  13. 2006
    Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

    Movie Director

  14. 2005
    Lunacy

    Movie Director

  15. 2003
    The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

    Movie Director

  16. 2001
    Les Chimères des Švankmajer

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2001
    Little Otik

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1996
    Conspirators of Pleasure

    Movie Director

  3. 1996
    Food

    Movie Director

  4. 1994
    Faust

    Movie Director

  5. 1992
    The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer

    Movie Himself

  6. 1991
    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    Movie Director

  7. 1990
    Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague

    Movie Himself

  8. 1990
    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    Movie Director

  9. 1989
    Animated Self-Portraits

    Movie Writer

  10. 1989
    Meat Love

    Movie Director

  11. 1989
    Flora

    Movie Director

  12. 1988
    Alice

    Movie Author

  13. 1988
    Virile Games

    Movie Director

  14. 1986
    Scalpel, Please

    Movie Art Direction

  15. 1985
    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    Movie Art Direction

  16. 1984
    The Three Veterans

    Movie Art Direction

  17. 1984
    The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

    Movie

  18. 1983
    The Visitors

    TV show Animation

  19. 1983
    Down to the Cellar

    Movie Director

  20. 1983
    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    Movie Director

  21. 1983
    Dimensions of Dialogue

    Movie Director

  22. 1982
    The Fall of the House of Usher

    Movie Director

  23. 1982
    Ferat Vampire

    Movie Special Props

  24. 1981
    The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

    Movie Special Props