Jan Švankmajer
Known for directing · Born 4 September 1934 · 92 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
63 credits
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
Alice
1988
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983
Darkness, Light, Darkness
1990
Little Otik
2001
Food
1996
Conspirators of Pleasure
1996
Meat Love
1989
Faust
1994
Lunacy
2005
The Flat
1968
Flora
1989
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
2010
Acting (12)
2023Engi – Sound Designer Ivo ŠpaljSelfFilm
2022KunstkameraSelfFilm
2020Alchemical FurnaceHimselfFilm
2018Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark HuntingHimselfFilm
2017The Music of Zdeněk LiškaSelfFilm
2017Raymond Roussel: The Day of GlorySelfFilm
2009KikoeFilm
2009Golden SixtiesSelfSeries
2001Les Chimères des ŠvankmajerSelfFilm
1992The Magic Art of Jan ŠvankmajerHimselfFilm
1990Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of PragueHimselfFilm
1984The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of FilmFilm
Art (11)
1986Scalpel, PleaseArt DirectionFilm
1985Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpívalArt Direction, AnimationFilm
1984The Three VeteransArt Direction, AnimationFilm
1982Ferat VampireSpecial PropsFilm
1981The Mysterious Castle in the CarpathiansSpecial PropsFilm
1981Visitors from the GalaxyArt DirectionFilm
1981Blázni, vodníci a podvodníciTitle DesignerFilm
1980Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořemArt Direction, Title DesignerFilm
1979The Ninth HeartArt Direction, Title DesignerFilm
1978Adela Has Not Had Supper YetArt Designer, AnimationFilm
1972Moje první beneficeArt DirectionFilm
Directing (37)
2022KunstkameraDirector, WriterFilm
2018InsectDirector, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
2010Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)Director, Production Design, ScreenplayFilm
2007Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short FilmsDirectorFilm
2007Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)DirectorFilm
2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)DirectorFilm
2005LunacyDirector, Screenplay, Production DesignFilm
2003The Collected Shorts of Jan SvankmajerDirectorFilm
2001Little OtikDirector, Screenplay, Story, Producer, Costume Design, Art DirectionFilm
1996FoodDirector, Writer, Production DesignFilm
1996Conspirators of PleasureDirector, Art Direction, Producer, Story, Screenplay, Costume DesignFilm
1994FaustDirector, Art Direction, Screenplay, StoryFilm
1991The Death of Stalinism in BohemiaDirector, Art Direction, WriterFilm
1990Darkness, Light, DarknessDirector, Story, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
1989Meat LoveDirector, Art Direction, WriterFilm
1989FloraDirector, Art Direction, WriterFilm
1988AliceDirector, Author, Production Design, WriterFilm
1988Virile GamesDirector, Story, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
1983Dimensions of DialogueDirector, Story, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
1983The Pit, the Pendulum and HopeDirector, Story, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
1983Down to the CellarDirector, Story, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
1982The Fall of the House of UsherDirector, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
1977Castle of OtrantoDirector, Story, ScreenplayFilm
1972Leonardo's DiaryDirector, Screenplay, StoryFilm
1971JabberwockyDirector, Art Direction, WriterFilm
1970The OssuaryDirector, Story, ScreenplayFilm
1969A Quiet Week in the HouseDirector, Art Direction, Story, ScreenplayFilm
1969Don JuanDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1968The FlatDirector, Story, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
1968The GardenDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1968Picnic with WeismannDirector, Writer, EditorFilm
1967Et ceteraDirector, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
1967Natural History SuiteDirector, Screenplay, Art Direction, StoryFilm
1967Man and TechnologyDirector, Writer, Producer, EditorFilm
1966Punch and JudyDirector, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
1965A Game with StonesDirector, WriterFilm
1965J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minorDirector, Story, Screenplay, Art DirectionFilm
Visual Effects (1)
1983The VisitorsAnimationSeries
Writing (2)
1989Animated Self-PortraitsWriter, DirectorFilm
1964The Last TrickStory, Screenplay, Art Direction, DirectorFilm