Jan Švankmajer

Known For

Directing

Born

Sep 04, 1934

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Credits

62 titles

Jan Švankmajer

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

Filmography

2023

Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

Self

Movie
2022

Kunstkamera

Self

Movie
2020

Alchemical Furnace

Himself

Movie
2018

Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting

Himself

Movie
2018

Insect

Director

Movie
2017

The Music of Zdeněk Liška

Self

Movie
2017

Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

Self

Movie
2010

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

Director

Movie
2009

Kikoe

Movie
2009

Golden Sixties

Self

Tv
2007

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

Director

Movie
2007

Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

Director

Movie
2006

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

Director

Movie
2005

Lunacy

Director

Movie
2003

The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

Director

Movie
2001

Les Chimères des Švankmajer

Self

Movie
2001

Little Otik

Screenplay

Movie
1996

Conspirators of Pleasure

Director

Movie
1996

Food

Director

Movie
1994

Faust

Director

Movie
1992

The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer

Himself

Movie
1991

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

Director

Movie
1990

Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague

Himself

Movie
1990

Darkness, Light, Darkness

Director

Movie
1989

Animated Self-Portraits

Writer

Movie
1989

Meat Love

Director

Movie
1989

Flora

Director

Movie
1988

Alice

Author

Movie
1988

Virile Games

Director

Movie
1986

Scalpel, Please

Art Direction

Movie
1985

Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

Art Direction

Movie
1984

The Three Veterans

Art Direction

Movie
1984

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

Movie
1983

The Visitors

Animation

Tv
1983

Down to the Cellar

Director

Movie
1983

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

Director

Movie
1983

Dimensions of Dialogue

Director

Movie
1982

The Fall of the House of Usher

Director

Movie
1982

Ferat Vampire

Special Props

Movie
1981

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

Special Props

Movie
1981

Visitors from the Galaxy

Art Direction

Movie
1981

Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci

Title Designer

Movie
1980

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

Title Designer

Movie
1979

The Ninth Heart

Art Direction

Movie
1978

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

Art Designer

Movie
1977

Castle of Otranto

Director

Movie
1972

Leonardo's Diary

Director

Movie
1972

Moje první benefice

Art Direction

Movie
1971

Jabberwocky

Director

Movie
1970

The Ossuary

Director

Movie