Jan Švankmajer
🎬 Director

Jan Švankmajer

🎂 Born 4 September 1934 (age 91)📍 Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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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.

Known For

Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
★ 7.0
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
2023
Self
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
★ 5.0
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
2018
Himself
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
★ 6.0
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
2001
Self
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
★ 6.0
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
2017
Self

Directed Films(40)

Alice
★ 7.4
Alice
1988
Director
Faust
★ 7.4
Faust
1994
Director
Little Otik
★ 7.0
Little Otik
2001
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
★ 6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007
Director
Lunacy
★ 6.7
Lunacy
2005
Director
Conspirators of Pleasure
★ 6.7
Conspirators of Pleasure
1996
Director
Virile Games
★ 6.8
Virile Games
1988
Director
Insect
★ 5.6
Insect
2018
Director
Dimensions of Dialogue
★ 7.6
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983
Director
Castle of Otranto
★ 6.9
Castle of Otranto
1977
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
★ 6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006
Director
Food
★ 7.8
Food
1996
Director
The Garden
★ 7.2
The Garden
1968
Director
Et cetera
★ 5.9
Et cetera
1967
Director
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
★ 7.0
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
2010
Director
Animated Self-Portraits
★ 6.1
Animated Self-Portraits
1989
Director
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
★ 7.3
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
1991
Director
Darkness, Light, Darkness
★ 7.5
Darkness, Light, Darkness
1990
Director
Punch and Judy
★ 6.5
Punch and Judy
1966
Director
Meat Love
★ 6.7
Meat Love
1989
Director
The Fall of the House of Usher
★ 5.8
The Fall of the House of Usher
1982
Director
The Last Trick
★ 6.8
The Last Trick
1964
Director
Flora
★ 6.4
Flora
1989
Director
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
★ 6.9
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
1983
Director
Jabberwocky
★ 6.7
Jabberwocky
1971
Director
Don Juan
★ 6.9
Don Juan
1969
Director
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
★ 7.0
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
1988
Director
Down to the Cellar
★ 7.0
Down to the Cellar
1983
Director
The Flat
★ 7.3
The Flat
1968
Director
Natural History Suite
★ 6.4
Natural History Suite
1967
Director
A Game with Stones
★ 6.6
A Game with Stones
1965
Director
The Ossuary
★ 7.1
The Ossuary
1970
Director
Man and Technology
★ 8.0
Man and Technology
1967
Director
Leonardo's Diary
★ 6.6
Leonardo's Diary
1972
Director
Picnic with Weismann
★ 6.5
Picnic with Weismann
1968
Director
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer
★ 7.6
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer
2003
Director
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
★ 6.1
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
1965
Director
Kunstkamera
★ 10.0
Kunstkamera
2022
Director
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
★ 10.0
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
2007
Director
A Quiet Week in the House
★ 6.1
A Quiet Week in the House
1969
Director

Full Filmography(8 films)

YearTitleRating
2023Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj★ 7.02018Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting★ 5.02001Les Chimères des Švankmajer★ 6.02017Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory★ 6.02009Kikoe—1984The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film★ 6.02020Alchemical Furnace—2022Kunstkamera★ 10.0
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