Jan Švankmajer
Directing·September 4, 1934 — 91 years old·Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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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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2023Engi – Sound Designer Ivo ŠpaljSelf2022KunstkameraSelf · Writer · Director2020Alchemical FurnaceHimself2018Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark HuntingHimself2018InsectDirector · Screenplay · Art Direction2017The Music of Zdeněk LiškaSelf2017Raymond Roussel: The Day of GlorySelf2010Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)Director · Production Design · Screenplay2009Kikoe2009Golden SixtiesTVSelf2007Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)Director2007Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short FilmsDirector2006Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)Director2005LunacyDirector · Screenplay · Production Design2003The Collected Shorts of Jan SvankmajerDirector2001Les Chimères des ŠvankmajerSelf2001Little OtikScreenplay · Story · Director · Producer · Costume Design · Art Direction1996Conspirators of PleasureDirector · Art Direction · Producer · Story · Screenplay · Costume Design1996FoodDirector · Writer · Production Design1994FaustDirector · Art Direction · Screenplay · Story1992The Magic Art of Jan ŠvankmajerHimself1991The Death of Stalinism in BohemiaDirector · Art Direction · Writer1990Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of PragueHimself1990Darkness, Light, DarknessDirector · Screenplay · Story · Art Direction1989Animated Self-PortraitsWriter · Director1989Meat LoveDirector · Art Direction · Writer1989FloraDirector · Art Direction · Writer1988AliceAuthor · Director · Production Design · Writer1988Virile GamesDirector · Art Direction · Story · Screenplay1988Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of LoveDirector · Writer · Production Design1986Scalpel, PleaseArt Direction1985Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpívalArt Direction · Animation1984The Three VeteransArt Direction · Animation1984The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film1983The VisitorsTVAnimation1983Down to the CellarDirector · Screenplay · Story · Art Direction1983The Pit, the Pendulum and HopeDirector · Screenplay · Art Direction · Story1983Dimensions of DialogueDirector · Story · Screenplay · Art Direction1982The Fall of the House of UsherDirector · Screenplay · Art Direction1982Ferat VampireSpecial Props1981The Mysterious Castle in the CarpathiansSpecial Props1981Visitors from the GalaxyArt Direction1981Blázni, vodníci a podvodníciTitle Designer1980Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořemTitle Designer · Art Direction1979The Ninth HeartArt Direction · Title Designer1978Adela Has Not Had Supper YetArt Designer · Animation1977Castle of OtrantoDirector · Story · Screenplay1972Leonardo's DiaryDirector · Screenplay · Story1972Moje první beneficeArt Direction1971JabberwockyDirector · Art Direction · Writer1970The OssuaryDirector · Story · Screenplay1969A Quiet Week in the HouseDirector · Story · Screenplay · Art Direction1969Don JuanDirector · Screenplay1968The GardenDirector · Screenplay1968Picnic with WeismannDirector · Writer · Editor1968The FlatDirector · Screenplay · Story · Art Direction1967Natural History SuiteDirector · Screenplay · Art Direction · Story1967Et ceteraDirector · Art Direction · Screenplay1967Man and TechnologyEditor · Director · Writer · Producer1966Punch and JudyDirector · Screenplay · Art Direction1965A Game with StonesDirector · Writer1965J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minorDirector · Art Direction · Story · Screenplay1964The Last TrickArt Direction · Story · Screenplay · Director