Jan Švankmajer
Directing1934Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
Himself
Kunstkamera
Self
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
Self
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
Self
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
Self
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
Himself
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
Self
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
Acting History
2023
2022
2020
Alchemical Furnace
as Himself
2017
2010
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Production Design
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Screenplay
2009
Golden Sixties
TVas Self
2003
2001
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
as Self
Little Otik
Screenplay
Little Otik
Story
Little Otik
Director
Little Otik
Producer
Little Otik
Costume Design
Little Otik
Art Direction
1996
Food
Director
Food
Writer
Food
Production Design
Conspirators of Pleasure
Director
Conspirators of Pleasure
Art Direction
Conspirators of Pleasure
Producer
Conspirators of Pleasure
Screenplay
Conspirators of Pleasure
Costume Design
1992
The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
as Himself
1991
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
Art Direction
1990
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
as Himself
Darkness, Light, Darkness
Director
Darkness, Light, Darkness
Screenplay
Darkness, Light, Darkness
Art Direction
1989
Animated Self-Portraits
Writer
Animated Self-Portraits
Director
Meat Love
Director
Meat Love
Art Direction
Meat Love
Writer
Flora
Director
Flora
Art Direction
Flora
Writer
1988
Virile Games
Director
Virile Games
Art Direction
Virile Games
Story
Virile Games
Screenplay
Alice
Author
Alice
Director
Alice
Production Design
Alice
Writer
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
Production Design
1986
Scalpel, Please
Art Direction
1985
1984
1983
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Director
Down to the Cellar
Director
Down to the Cellar
Story
Down to the Cellar
Screenplay
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Screenplay
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Art Direction
Down to the Cellar
Art Direction
Dimensions of Dialogue
Director
Dimensions of Dialogue
Screenplay
Dimensions of Dialogue
Art Direction
The Visitors
TVAnimation
1982
Ferat Vampire
Special Props
The Fall of the House of Usher
Director
The Fall of the House of Usher
Screenplay
The Fall of the House of Usher
Art Direction
1981
Visitors from the Galaxy
Art Direction
Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci
Title Designer
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Special Props
1980
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Art Direction
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Title Designer
1979
The Ninth Heart
Art Direction
The Ninth Heart
Title Designer
1978
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Art Designer
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Animation
1977
1972
Leonardo's Diary
Director
Leonardo's Diary
Screenplay
Leonardo's Diary
Story
Moje první benefice
Art Direction
1971
1970
1969
A Quiet Week in the House
Director
A Quiet Week in the House
Screenplay
A Quiet Week in the House
Art Direction
Don Juan
Director
Don Juan
Screenplay
1968
The Garden
Director
The Garden
Screenplay
The Flat
Director
The Flat
Story
The Flat
Screenplay
The Flat
Art Direction
Picnic with Weismann
Director
Picnic with Weismann
Writer
Picnic with Weismann
Editor
1967
Et cetera
Director
Et cetera
Art Direction
Et cetera
Screenplay
Natural History Suite
Director
Natural History Suite
Screenplay
Natural History Suite
Art Direction
Man and Technology
Editor
Man and Technology
Director
Man and Technology
Writer
Man and Technology
Producer
1966
1965
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
Director
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
Screenplay
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
Art Direction
A Game with Stones
Director
A Game with Stones
Writer
1964