Jan Švankmajer
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-09-04 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Jan Švankmajer
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.
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Acting
(2023)
(2022)
Kunstkamera
as Self
(2020)
Alchemical Furnace
as Himself
(2018)
(2017)
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
as Self
(2017)
(2009)
(2001)
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
as Self
(1992)
The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
as Himself
(1990)
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
as Himself
(1984)
Crew
(2022)
Kunstkamera
Director, Writer
(2018)
Insect
Director, Writer
(2010)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Director, Writer, Production Design
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
(2005)
Lunacy
Director, Screenplay, Production Design
(2003)
(2001)
Little Otik
Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer, Production Design, Costume Design
(1996)
Food
Director, Writer, Production Design
(1996)
Conspirators of Pleasure
Director, Writer, Art Direction, Set Designer
(1994)
Faust
Director, Author, Production Design, Art Direction
(1991)
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
Director, Art Direction, Writer
(1989)
Meat Love
Director, Art Direction, Writer
(1989)
Darkness, Light, Darkness
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1989)
Flora
Director, Art Direction, Writer
(1989)
Animated Self-Portraits
Writer, Director
(1988)
Alice
Director, Author, Production Design, Writer
(1988)
Virile Games
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1988)
Another Kind of Love
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1986)
Scalpel, Please
Art Direction
(1985)
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Art Direction, Animation
(1984)
The Three Veterans
Art Direction, Animation
(1983)
Dimensions of Dialogue
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1983)
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1983)
Down to the Cellar
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1982)
The Fall of the House of Usher
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1982)
Visitors from the Galaxy
Art Direction
(1982)
Ferat Vampire
Special Props
(1981)
Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci
Title Designer
(1981)
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
Special Props
(1980)
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
Art Direction, Title Designer
(1979)
The Ninth Heart
Art Direction, Title Designer
(1978)
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet
Art Designer, Animation
(1977)
Castle of Otranto
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1972)
Leonardo's Diary
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1972)
Moje první benefice
Art Direction
(1971)
Jabberwocky
Director, Art Direction, Writer
(1970)
The Ossuary
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1969)
A Quiet Week in the House
Director, Art Direction, Story, Screenplay
(1969)
Don Juan
Director, Screenplay
(1968)
The Flat
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1968)
The Garden
Director, Screenplay
(1968)
Picnic with Weismann
Director, Writer, Editor
(1967)
Et cetera
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1967)
Historia Naturae (suita)
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction, Story
(1967)
Man and Technology
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
(1966)
Punch and Judy
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1965)
A Game with Stones
Director, Writer
(1965)
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction
(1964)
The Last Trick
Story, Screenplay, Art Direction, Director