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Jan Švankmajer

Directing

Jan Švankmajer

CS, SK, FR, JA cinema · 60 credits

Born

4 September 1934 (age 92)

Birthplace

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Also known as Jan Svankmajer · ヤン・シュヴァンクマイエル · 杨·史云梅耶

​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

Filmography

Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj poster

Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

CS · 20237.0

as Self

Kunstkamera poster

Kunstkamera

CS · 20229.7

as Self, Writer, Director

Alchemical Furnace poster

Alchemical Furnace

SK · 2020Not rated

as Himself

Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting poster

Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting

CS · 20185.0

as Himself

Insect poster

Insect

CS · 20185.6

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction

Hudba Zdeněk Liška

2017

The Music of Zdeněk Liška

CS · 20176.0

as Self

Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory poster

Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

FR · 20176.0

as Self

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) poster

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

CS · 20106.9

Director, Production Design, Screenplay

Kikoe poster

Kikoe

JA · 2009Not rated

Actor

Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films poster

Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

EN · 200710.0

Director

Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) poster

Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)

EN · 20076.0

Director

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) poster

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

EN · 20066.0

Director

Lunacy poster

Lunacy

CS · 20056.7

Director, Screenplay, Production Design

The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer poster

The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

EN · 20037.6

Director

Les Chimères des Švankmajer poster

Les Chimères des Švankmajer

CS · 20016.0

as Self

Little Otik poster

Little Otik

CS · 20017.0

Screenplay, Director, Story, Producer, Costume Design, Art Direction

Food poster

Food

EN · 19967.8

Director, Writer, Production Design

Conspirators of Pleasure poster

Conspirators of Pleasure

CS · 19966.7

Art Direction, Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay, Costume Design

Faust poster

Faust

CS · 19947.4

Director, Art Direction, Screenplay, Story

The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer

1992

The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer

EN · 1992Not rated

as Himself

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia poster

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

CS · 19917.3

Director, Art Direction, Writer

Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague

1990

Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague

EN · 19908.0

as Himself

Darkness, Light, Darkness poster

Darkness, Light, Darkness

CS · 19907.5

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

Meat Love poster

Meat Love

CS · 19896.8

Director, Art Direction, Writer

Flora poster

Flora

EN · 19896.4

Director, Art Direction, Writer

Animated Self-Portraits poster

Animated Self-Portraits

EN · 19896.0

Writer, Director

Alice poster

Alice

CS · 19887.4

Director, Author, Production Design, Writer

Virile Games poster

Virile Games

CS · 19886.8

Director, Art Direction, Story, Screenplay

Scalpel, Please poster

Scalpel, Please

CS · 19867.6

Art Direction

Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

1985

Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

CS · 19858.0

Art Direction, Animation

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film poster

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

EN · 19846.0

Actor

The Three Veterans poster

The Three Veterans

CS · 19847.8

Art Direction, Animation

Dimensions of Dialogue poster

Dimensions of Dialogue

CS · 19837.6

Director, Screenplay, Story, Art Direction

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope poster

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

CS · 19836.8

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

Down to the Cellar poster

Down to the Cellar

SK · 19836.8

Director, Screenplay, Story, Art Direction

The Fall of the House of Usher poster

The Fall of the House of Usher

CS · 19825.8

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction

Ferat Vampire poster

Ferat Vampire

CS · 19825.5

Special Props

Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci poster

Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci

CS · 19814.2

Title Designer

Visitors from the Galaxy poster

Visitors from the Galaxy

SH · 19814.7

Art Direction

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians poster

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

CS · 19816.1

Special Props

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem poster

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

CS · 19808.0

Art Direction, Title Designer

The Ninth Heart poster

The Ninth Heart

CS · 19796.5

Art Direction, Title Designer

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet poster

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

CS · 19787.5

Art Designer, Animation

Castle of Otranto poster

Castle of Otranto

CS · 19776.8

Director, Story, Screenplay

Leonardo's Diary poster

Leonardo's Diary

CS · 19726.5

Director, Story, Screenplay

Moje první benefice

1972

Moje první benefice

CS · 1972Not rated

Art Direction

Jabberwocky poster

Jabberwocky

EN · 19716.6

Director, Art Direction, Writer

The Ossuary poster

The Ossuary

CS · 19706.9

Director, Screenplay, Story

A Quiet Week in the House poster

A Quiet Week in the House

CS · 19696.1

Director, Art Direction, Story, Screenplay

Don Juan poster

Don Juan

CS · 19696.9

Director, Screenplay

Picnic with Weismann poster

Picnic with Weismann

DE · 19686.4

Director, Writer, Editor

The Flat poster

The Flat

CS · 19687.2

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

The Garden poster

The Garden

CS · 19687.2

Director, Screenplay

Et cetera poster

Et cetera

CS · 19675.9

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction

Natural History Suite poster

Natural History Suite

CS · 19676.4

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction, Story

Člověk a technika

1967

Man and Technology

CS · 19676.7

Editor, Writer, Director, Producer

Punch and Judy poster

Punch and Judy

CS · 19666.5

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor poster

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

CS · 19656.1

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

A Game with Stones poster

A Game with Stones

DE · 19656.5

Director, Writer

The Last Trick poster

The Last Trick

CS · 19646.7

Art Direction, Screenplay, Story, Director