Jan Švankmajer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 4, 1934
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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.
Filmography
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj 2023
as Self
Kunstkamera 2022
as Self, Writer, Director
Alchemical Furnace 2020
as Himself
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting 2018
as Himself
Insect 2018
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
- The Music of Zdeněk Liška
The Music of Zdeněk Liška 2017
as Self
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory 2017
as Self
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) 2010
Director, Production Design, Screenplay
Kikoe 2009
Actor
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) 2007
Director
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films 2007
Director
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) 2006
Director
Lunacy 2005
Director, Screenplay, Production Design
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer 2003
Director
Les Chimères des Švankmajer 2001
as Self
Little Otik 2001
Screenplay, Story, Director, Producer, Costume Design, Art Direction
Conspirators of Pleasure 1996
Director, Art Direction, Producer, Story, Screenplay, Costume Design
Food 1996
Director, Writer, Production Design
Faust 1994
Director, Art Direction, Screenplay, Story
- The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer 1992
as Himself
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia 1991
Director, Art Direction, Writer
- Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague 1990
as Himself
Darkness, Light, Darkness 1990
Director, Screenplay, Story, Art Direction
Animated Self-Portraits 1989
Writer, Director
Flora 1989
Director, Art Direction, Writer
Meat Love 1989
Director, Art Direction, Writer
Alice 1988
Author, Director, Production Design, Writer
Virile Games 1988
Director, Art Direction, Story, Screenplay
Scalpel, Please 1986
Art Direction
- Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval 1985
Art Direction, Animation
The Three Veterans 1984
Art Direction, Animation
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film 1984
Actor
Down to the Cellar 1983
Director, Screenplay, Story, Art Direction
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope 1983
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction, Story
Dimensions of Dialogue 1983
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction
The Fall of the House of Usher 1982
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
Ferat Vampire 1982
Special Props
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians 1981
Special Props
Visitors from the Galaxy 1981
Art Direction
Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci 1981
Title Designer
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem 1980
Title Designer, Art Direction
The Ninth Heart 1979
Art Direction, Title Designer
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet 1978
Art Designer, Animation
Castle of Otranto 1977
Director, Story, Screenplay
- Moje první benefice
Moje první benefice 1972
Art Direction
Leonardo's Diary 1972
Director, Screenplay, Story
Jabberwocky 1971
Director, Art Direction, Writer
The Ossuary 1970
Director, Story, Screenplay
Don Juan 1969
Director, Screenplay
A Quiet Week in the House 1969
Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction
The Garden 1968
Director, Screenplay
Picnic with Weismann 1968
Director, Writer, Editor
The Flat 1968
Director, Screenplay, Story, Art Direction
Natural History Suite 1967
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction, Story
Et cetera 1967
Director, Art Direction, Screenplay
- Man and Technology
Man and Technology 1967
Editor, Director, Writer, Producer
Punch and Judy 1966
Director, Screenplay, Art Direction
A Game with Stones 1965
Director, Writer
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor 1965
Director, Art Direction, Story, Screenplay
The Last Trick 1964
Art Direction, Story, Screenplay, Director
Credits from TMDB.