Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer

Known for
Directing
Born
September 4, 1934 (age 92)
Birthplace
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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

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Filmography

2022
Kunstkamera poster

Kunstkamera

Movie · Director

2018
Insect poster

Insect

Movie · Director

2010
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) poster

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

Movie · Director

2007
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films poster

Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

Movie · Director

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

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

Movie · Director

2006
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) poster

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

Movie · Director

2005
Lunacy poster

Lunacy

Movie · Director

2003
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer poster

The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

Movie · Director

2001
Little Otik poster

Little Otik

Movie · Director

1996
Food poster

Food

Movie · Director

1996
Conspirators of Pleasure poster

Conspirators of Pleasure

Movie · Director

1994
Faust poster

Faust

Movie · Director

1991
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia poster

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

Movie · Director

1990
Darkness, Light, Darkness poster

Darkness, Light, Darkness

Movie · Director

1989
Meat Love poster

Meat Love

Movie · Director

1989
Flora poster

Flora

Movie · Director

1989
Animated Self-Portraits poster

Animated Self-Portraits

Movie · Director

1988
Alice poster

Alice

Movie · Director

1988
Virile Games poster

Virile Games

Movie · Director

1983
Dimensions of Dialogue poster

Dimensions of Dialogue

Movie · Director

1983
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope poster

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

Movie · Director

1983
Down to the Cellar poster

Down to the Cellar

Movie · Director

1982
The Fall of the House of Usher poster

The Fall of the House of Usher

Movie · Director

1977
Castle of Otranto poster

Castle of Otranto

Movie · Director

1972
Leonardo's Diary poster

Leonardo's Diary

Movie · Director

1971
Jabberwocky poster

Jabberwocky

Movie · Director

1970
The Ossuary poster

The Ossuary

Movie · Director

1969
A Quiet Week in the House poster

A Quiet Week in the House

Movie · Director

1969
Don Juan poster

Don Juan

Movie · Director

1968
Picnic with Weismann poster

Picnic with Weismann

Movie · Director

1968
The Flat poster

The Flat

Movie · Director

1968
The Garden poster

The Garden

Movie · Director

1967
Et cetera poster

Et cetera

Movie · Director

1967
Natural History Suite poster

Natural History Suite

Movie · Director

1967
Man and Technology

Man and Technology

Movie · Director

1966
Punch and Judy poster

Punch and Judy

Movie · Director

1965
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor poster

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

Movie · Director

1965
A Game with Stones poster

A Game with Stones

Movie · Director

1964
The Last Trick poster

The Last Trick

Movie · Director