Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer

b. 1934 (age 92) Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Director Writer

​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

Faust
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★ 7.3
Faust
1994
Little Otik
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★ 7.3
Little Otik
2000
Surviving Life
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★ 7.2
Surviving Life
2010
Insect
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★ 6.1
Insect
2018

Filmography

Kunstkamera
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★ 6.2
Kunstkamera
2022 Self Director Writer
Athanor: The Alchemical Furnace
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★ 7.5
Athanor: The Alchemical Furnace
2020 Self
Insect
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★ 6.1
Insect
2018 Director Writer
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★ 6.5
Hudba Zdenek Liska
2017 Self
Surviving Life
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★ 7.2
Surviving Life
2010 Director Writer
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Presit svuj sen (Oralne variacie na sen/film Jana Svankmajera)
2009 Self
Kikoe
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Kikoe
2009 Actor
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★ 6.5
Cinema16: European Short Films
2007 Director
Lunacy
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★ 7.1
Lunacy
2005 Director Writer
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Les Chimères des Svankmajer
2001 Self
Little Otik
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★ 7.3
Little Otik
2000 Director Writer
Conspirators of Pleasure
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★ 7.3
Conspirators of Pleasure
1996 Director Writer
L'amour fou - Ludvík Sváb
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★ 7.5
L'amour fou - Ludvík Sváb
1995 Self
Faust
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★ 7.3
Faust
1994 Director Writer
Food
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★ 8.0
Food
1992 Director Writer
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The Magic Art of Jan Svankmajer
1992 Self
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
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★ 7.5
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
1991 Director Writer
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★ 7.0
L'Oeil du cyclone
1991 Director
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★ 6.7
The Animator of Prague
1990 Self
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Dogs Walk, Fish Talk, and the Baron Jumps Over the Moon
1990 Self
Darkness/Light/Darkness
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★ 7.9
Darkness/Light/Darkness
1989 Director Writer
Meat Love
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★ 7.0
Meat Love
1989 Director Writer
Flora
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★ 6.5
Flora
1989 Director Writer
Animated Self-Portraits
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★ 6.6
Animated Self-Portraits
1989 Director
Alice
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★ 7.4
Alice
1988 Director Writer
Manly Games
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★ 7.4
Manly Games
1988 Director Writer
Dimensions of Dialogue
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★ 8.1
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 Director Writer
Down to the Cellar
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★ 7.5
Down to the Cellar
1983 Director Writer
The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope
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★ 7.5
The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope
1983 Director Writer
The Fall of the House of Usher
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★ 6.8
The Fall of the House of Usher
1982 Director Writer
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Visions
1982 Self
The Castle of Otranto
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★ 6.7
The Castle of Otranto
1977 Director Writer
Leonardo's Diary
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★ 6.3
Leonardo's Diary
1972 Director Writer
Jabberwocky
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★ 7.2
Jabberwocky
1971 Director Writer
The Ossuary
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★ 7.0
The Ossuary
1970 Director Writer
A Quiet Week in the House
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★ 6.6
A Quiet Week in the House
1969 Director Writer
Don Juan
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★ 7.0
Don Juan
1969 Director Writer
The Flat
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★ 7.6
The Flat
1968 Director Writer
Picnic with Weissmann
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★ 7.0
Picnic with Weissmann
1968 Director Writer
The Garden
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★ 7.3
The Garden
1968 Director Writer
Historia Naturae, Suita
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★ 6.8
Historia Naturae, Suita
1967 Director Writer
Clovek a technika
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★ 5.2
Clovek a technika
1967 Director Writer
Punch and Judy
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★ 7.1
Punch and Judy
1966 Director Writer
Et Cetera
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★ 6.3
Et Cetera
1966 Director Writer
A Game with Stones
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★ 6.9
A Game with Stones
1965 Director Writer
J.S. Bach - Fantasy in G Minor
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★ 6.3
J.S. Bach - Fantasy in G Minor
1965 Director Writer
The Last Trick
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★ 6.9
The Last Trick
1964 Director Writer
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