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Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

04/09/1934

Age

91 years old

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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... Read More

Known For

Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

Kunstkamera

Kunstkamera

Alchemical Furnace

Alchemical Furnace

Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting

Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting

Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

Kikoe

Kikoe

Les Chimères des Švankmajer

Les Chimères des Švankmajer

Filmography

Crew

2022

Kunstkamera

as Writer

2022

Kunstkamera

as Director

2018

Insect

as Director

2018

Insect

as Writer

2010

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

as Director

2010

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

as Writer

2010

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

as Production Design

2007

Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Ed...

as Director

2007

Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

as Director

2006

Cinema 16: European Short Films (Europea...

as Director

2005

Lunacy

as Director

2005

Lunacy

as Screenplay

2005

Lunacy

as Production Design

2003

The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

as Director

2001

Little Otik

as Screenplay

2001

Little Otik

as Director

2001

Little Otik

as Story

2001

Little Otik

as Production Design

2001

Little Otik

as Producer

2001

Little Otik

as Costume Design

1996

Conspirators of Pleasure

as Art Direction

1996

Conspirators of Pleasure

as Director

1996

Conspirators of Pleasure

as Producer

1996

Conspirators of Pleasure

as Story

1996

Conspirators of Pleasure

as Screenplay

1996

Conspirators of Pleasure

as Costume Design

1996

Food

as Director

1996

Food

as Writer

1996

Food

as Production Design

1994

Faust

as Author

1994

Faust

as Director

1994

Faust

as Art Direction

1994

Faust

as Production Design

1991

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

as Director

1991

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

as Art Direction

1991

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

as Writer

1989

Animated Self-Portraits

as Writer

1989

Animated Self-Portraits

as Director

1989

Meat Love

as Director

1989

Darkness, Light, Darkness

as Director

1989

Flora

as Director

1989

Meat Love

as Art Direction

1989

Flora

as Art Direction

1989

Darkness, Light, Darkness

as Story

1989

Darkness, Light, Darkness

as Screenplay

1989

Darkness, Light, Darkness

as Art Direction

1989

Flora

as Writer

1989

Meat Love

as Writer

1988

Alice

as Director

1988

Alice

as Author

1988

Alice

as Production Design

1988

Alice

as Writer

1988

Virile Games

as Director

1988

Another Kind of Love

as Director

1988

Another Kind of Love

as Art Direction

1988

Another Kind of Love

as Screenplay

1988

Virile Games

as Art Direction

1988

Virile Games

as Story

1988

Virile Games

as Screenplay

1986

Scalpel, Please

as Art Direction

1985

Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tanč...

as Art Direction

1985

Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tanč...

as Animation

1984

The Three Veterans

as Art Direction

1984

The Three Veterans

as Animation

1983

Down to the Cellar

as Director

1983

Down to the Cellar

as Screenplay

1983

Down to the Cellar

as Story

1983

Down to the Cellar

as Art Direction

1983

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

as Director

1983

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

as Story

1983

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

as Screenplay

1983

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

as Art Direction

1983

Dimensions of Dialogue

as Director

1983

Dimensions of Dialogue

as Screenplay

1983

Dimensions of Dialogue

as Story

1983

Dimensions of Dialogue

as Art Direction

1982

The Fall of the House of Usher

as Director

1982

The Fall of the House of Usher

as Screenplay

1982

The Fall of the House of Usher

as Art Direction

1982

Ferat Vampire

as Special Props

1981

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

as Special Props

1981

Visitors from the Galaxy

as Art Direction

1981

Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci

as Title Designer

1980

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým moře...

as Art Direction

1980

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým moře...

as Title Designer

1979

The Ninth Heart

as Art Direction

1979

The Ninth Heart

as Title Designer

1978

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

as Art Designer

1978

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

as Animation

1977

Castle of Otranto

as Director

1977

Castle of Otranto

as Story

1977

Castle of Otranto

as Screenplay

1972

Leonardo's Diary

as Director

1972

Moje první benefice

as Art Direction

1972

Leonardo's Diary

as Story

1972

Leonardo's Diary

as Screenplay

1971

Jabberwocky

as Director

1971

Jabberwocky

as Art Direction

1971

Jabberwocky

as Writer

1970

The Ossuary

as Director

1970

The Ossuary

as Screenplay

1970

The Ossuary

as Story

1969

A Quiet Week in the House

as Director

1969

Don Juan

as Director

1969

A Quiet Week in the House

as Art Direction

1969

A Quiet Week in the House

as Story

1969

A Quiet Week in the House

as Screenplay

1969

Don Juan

as Screenplay

1968

The Garden

as Director

1968

The Garden

as Screenplay

1968

Picnic with Weismann

as Director

1968

Picnic with Weismann

as Writer

1968

Picnic with Weismann

as Editor

1968

The Flat

as Director

1968

The Flat

as Story

1968

The Flat

as Screenplay

1968

The Flat

as Art Direction

1967

Natural History Suite

as Director

1967

Natural History Suite

as Screenplay

1967

Natural History Suite

as Art Direction

1967

Natural History Suite

as Story

1967

Et cetera

as Director

1967

Et cetera

as Screenplay

1967

Et cetera

as Art Direction

1967

Man and Technology

as Editor

1967

Man and Technology

as Writer

1967

Man and Technology

as Director

1967

Man and Technology

as Producer

1966

Punch and Judy

as Director

1966

Punch and Judy

as Screenplay

1966

Punch and Judy

as Art Direction

1965

A Game with Stones

as Director

1965

A Game with Stones

as Writer

1965

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

as Director

1965

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

as Story

1965

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

as Screenplay

1965

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

as Art Direction

1964

The Last Trick

as Art Direction

1964

The Last Trick

as Screenplay

1964

The Last Trick

as Story

1964

The Last Trick

as Director