Jan Švankmajer
- Born
- 1934-09-04
- 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
Filmography
62 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
2023 · Movie
Self
Kunstkamera
2022 · Movie
Self · Writer · Director
Alchemical Furnace
2020 · Movie
Himself
Insect
2018 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Art Direction
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
2018 · Movie
Himself
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
2017 · Movie
Self
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
2017 · Movie
Self
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
2010 · Movie
Director · Production Design · Screenplay
Golden Sixties
2009 · TV Show
Self
Kikoe
2009 · Movie
Cast
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007 · Movie
Director
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
2007 · Movie
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
2006 · Movie
Director
Lunacy
2005 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Production Design
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer
2003 · Movie
Director
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
2001 · Movie
Self
Little Otik
2001 · Movie
Screenplay · Story · Director · Producer · Costume Design · Art Direction
Conspirators of Pleasure
1996 · Movie
Director · Art Direction · Producer · Story · Screenplay · Costume Design
Food
1996 · Movie
Director · Writer · Production Design
Faust
1994 · Movie
Director · Art Direction · Screenplay · Story
The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
1992 · Movie
Himself
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
1991 · Movie
Director · Art Direction · Writer
Darkness, Light, Darkness
1990 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story · Art Direction
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
1990 · Movie
Himself
Animated Self-Portraits
1989 · Movie
Writer · Director
Flora
1989 · Movie
Director · Art Direction · Writer
Meat Love
1989 · Movie
Director · Art Direction · Writer
Alice
1988 · Movie
Author · Director · Production Design · Writer
Virile Games
1988 · Movie
Director · Art Direction · Story · Screenplay
Scalpel, Please
1986 · Movie
Art Direction
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
1985 · Movie
Art Direction · Animation
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
1984 · Movie
Cast
The Three Veterans
1984 · Movie
Art Direction · Animation
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Movie
Director · Story · Screenplay · Art Direction
Down to the Cellar
1983 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story · Art Direction
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
1983 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Art Direction · Story
The Visitors
1983 · TV Show
Animation
Ferat Vampire
1982 · Movie
Special Props
The Fall of the House of Usher
1982 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Art Direction
Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci
1981 · Movie
Title Designer
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
1981 · Movie
Special Props
Visitors from the Galaxy
1981 · Movie
Art Direction
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
1980 · Movie
Title Designer · Art Direction
The Ninth Heart
1979 · Movie
Art Direction · Title Designer
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
1978 · Movie
Art Designer · Animation
Castle of Otranto
1977 · Movie
Director · Story · Screenplay
Leonardo's Diary
1972 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story
Moje první benefice
1972 · Movie
Art Direction
Jabberwocky
1971 · Movie
Director · Art Direction · Writer
The Ossuary
1970 · Movie
Director · Story · Screenplay
A Quiet Week in the House
1969 · Movie
Director · Story · Screenplay · Art Direction
Don Juan
1969 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Picnic with Weismann
1968 · Movie
Director · Writer · Editor
The Flat
1968 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Story · Art Direction
The Garden
1968 · Movie
Director · Screenplay
Et cetera
1967 · Movie
Director · Art Direction · Screenplay
Man and Technology
1967 · Movie
Editor · Director · Writer · Producer
Natural History Suite
1967 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Art Direction · Story
Punch and Judy
1966 · Movie
Director · Screenplay · Art Direction
A Game with Stones
1965 · Movie
Director · Writer
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
1965 · Movie
Director · Art Direction · Story · Screenplay
The Last Trick
1964 · Movie
Art Direction · Story · Screenplay · Director