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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
Faust
(1994)
Director
Alice
(1988)
Director
Little Otik
(2001)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Last Trick
(1964)
Director
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
(1965)
Director
A Game with Stones
(1965)
Director
Punch and Judy
(1966)
Director
Man and Technology
(1967)
Director
Historia Naturae (suita)
(1967)
Director
Et cetera
(1967)
Director
The Flat
(1968)
Director
Picnic with Weismann
(1968)
Director
The Garden
(1968)
Director
Don Juan
(1969)
Director
A Quiet Week in the House
(1969)
Director
The Ossuary
(1970)
Director
Jabberwocky
(1971)
Director
Leonardo's Diary
(1972)
Director
Castle of Otranto
(1977)
Director
Dimensions of Dialogue
(1982)
Director
The Fall of the House of Usher
(1982)
Director
Down to the Cellar
(1983)
Director
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
(1983)
Director
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
(1988)
Director
Virile Games
(1988)
Director
Alice
(1988)
Director
Animated Self-Portraits
(1989)
Director
Flora
(1989)
Director
Darkness, Light, Darkness
(1989)
Director
Meat Love
(1989)
Director
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
(1991)
Director
Food
(1992)
Director
Faust
(1994)
Director
Conspirators of Pleasure
(1996)
Director
Little Otik
(2001)
Director
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer
(2003)
Director
Lunacy
(2005)
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
(2006)
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
(2007)
Director
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
(2007)
Director
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
(2010)
Director
Insect
(2018)
Director
Kunstkamera
(2022)
Director
Acting
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
(1984)
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
(1990)
Himself
The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
(1992)
Himself
Kikoe
(2009)
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
(2017)
Self
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
(2017)
Self
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
(2018)
Himself
Alchemical Furnace
(2020)
Himself
Kunstkamera
(2022)
Self
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
(2023)
Self
Art
The Last Trick
(1964)
Art Direction
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
(1965)
Art Direction
Punch and Judy
(1966)
Art Direction
Et cetera
(1967)
Art Direction
Historia Naturae (suita)
(1967)
Art Direction
The Flat
(1968)
Art Direction
A Quiet Week in the House
(1969)
Art Direction
Jabberwocky
(1971)
Art Direction
Moje první benefice
(1972)
Art Direction
Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet
(1978)
Art Designer
The Ninth Heart
(1979)
Art Direction and Title Designer
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem
(1980)
Art Direction and Title Designer
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians
(1981)
Special Props
Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci
(1981)
Title Designer
Dimensions of Dialogue
(1982)
Art Direction
Visitors from the Galaxy
(1982)
Art Direction
The Fall of the House of Usher
(1982)
Art Direction
Ferat Vampire
(1982)
Special Props
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
(1983)
Art Direction
Down to the Cellar
(1983)
Art Direction
The Three Veterans
(1984)
Art Direction
Virile Games
(1988)
Art Direction
Alice
(1988)
Production Design
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
(1988)
Art Direction
Flora
(1989)
Art Direction
Meat Love
(1989)
Art Direction
Darkness, Light, Darkness
(1989)
Art Direction
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
(1991)
Art Direction
Food
(1992)
Art Direction
Faust
(1994)
Art Direction and Production Design
Conspirators of Pleasure
(1996)
Art Direction and Set Designer
Little Otik
(2001)
Production Design
Lunacy
(2005)
Production Design
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
(2010)
Production Design
Writing
The Last Trick
(1964)
Story and Screenplay
A Game with Stones
(1965)
Writer
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
(1965)
Story and Screenplay
Punch and Judy
(1966)
Screenplay
Man and Technology
(1967)
Writer
Et cetera
(1967)
Screenplay
Historia Naturae (suita)
(1967)
Screenplay and Story
Picnic with Weismann
(1968)
Writer
The Garden
(1968)
Screenplay
The Flat
(1968)
Story and Screenplay
Don Juan
(1969)
Screenplay
A Quiet Week in the House
(1969)
Story and Screenplay
The Ossuary
(1970)
Story and Screenplay
Jabberwocky
(1971)
Writer
Leonardo's Diary
(1972)
Screenplay and Story
Castle of Otranto
(1977)
Story and Screenplay
Dimensions of Dialogue
(1982)
Story and Screenplay
The Fall of the House of Usher
(1982)
Screenplay
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
(1983)
Story and Screenplay
Down to the Cellar
(1983)
Story and Screenplay
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
(1988)
Screenplay
Alice
(1988)
Author
Virile Games
(1988)
Story and Screenplay
Flora
(1989)
Writer
Meat Love
(1989)
Writer
Darkness, Light, Darkness
(1989)
Story and Screenplay
Animated Self-Portraits
(1989)
Writer
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
(1991)
Writer
Food
(1992)
Story and Screenplay
Faust
(1994)
Author
Conspirators of Pleasure
(1996)
Writer
Little Otik
(2001)
Story and Screenplay
Lunacy
(2005)
Screenplay
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
(2010)
Writer
Insect
(2018)
Writer
Kunstkamera
(2022)
Writer
Editing
Production
Visual Effects
Costume & Make-Up