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Jan Švankmajer

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1934-09-04 (91)

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 Quay, and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Švankmajer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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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 Quay, and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Švankmajer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Last Trick poster

The Last Trick(1964)

Story, Screenplay, Art Direction, Director

A Game with Stones poster

A Game with Stones(1965)

Director, Writer

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor poster

J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor(1965)

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

Punch and Judy poster

Punch and Judy(1966)

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction

Et cetera poster

Et cetera(1967)

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction

Natural History Suite poster

Natural History Suite(1967)

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction, Story

Man and Technology poster

Man and Technology(1967)

Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

The Flat poster

The Flat(1968)

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

The Garden poster

The Garden(1968)

Director, Screenplay

Picnic with Weismann poster

Picnic with Weismann(1968)

Director, Writer, Editor

A Quiet Week in the House poster

A Quiet Week in the House(1969)

Director, Art Direction, Story, Screenplay

Don Juan poster

Don Juan(1969)

Director, Screenplay

The Ossuary poster

The Ossuary(1970)

Director, Story, Screenplay

Jabberwocky poster

Jabberwocky(1971)

Director, Art Direction, Writer

Leonardo's Diary poster

Leonardo's Diary(1972)

Director, Screenplay, Story

Castle of Otranto poster

Castle of Otranto(1977)

Director, Story, Screenplay

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet poster

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet(1978)

Art Designer, Animation

The Ninth Heart poster

The Ninth Heart(1979)

Art Direction, Title Designer

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem poster

Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem(1980)

Art Direction, Title Designer

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians poster

The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians(1981)

Special Props

Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci poster

Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci(1981)

Title Designer

Visitors from the Galaxy poster

Visitors from the Galaxy(1981)

Art Direction

The Fall of the House of Usher poster

The Fall of the House of Usher(1982)

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction

Ferat Vampire poster

Ferat Vampire(1982)

Special Props

The Visitors poster

The Visitors(1983)

Animation

Dimensions of Dialogue poster

Dimensions of Dialogue(1983)

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope poster

The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope(1983)

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

Down to the Cellar poster

Down to the Cellar(1983)

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

The Three Veterans poster

The Three Veterans(1984)

Art Direction, Animation

Scalpel, Please poster

Scalpel, Please(1986)

Art Direction

Alice poster

Alice(1988)

Director, Author, Production Design, Writer

Virile Games poster

Virile Games(1988)

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love poster

Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love(1988)

Director, Writer, Production Design

Meat Love poster

Meat Love(1989)

Director, Art Direction, Writer

Flora poster

Flora(1989)

Director, Art Direction, Writer

Animated Self-Portraits poster

Animated Self-Portraits(1989)

Writer, Director

Darkness, Light, Darkness poster

Darkness, Light, Darkness(1990)

Director, Story, Screenplay, Art Direction

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia poster

The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia(1991)

Director, Art Direction, Writer

Faust poster

Faust(1994)

Director, Art Direction, Screenplay, Story

Conspirators of Pleasure poster

Conspirators of Pleasure(1996)

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

Food poster

Food(1996)

Director, Writer, Production Design

Little Otik poster

Little Otik(2001)

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

The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer poster

The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer(2003)

Director

Lunacy poster

Lunacy(2005)

Director, Screenplay, Production Design

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) poster

Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)(2006)

Director

Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films poster

Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films(2007)

Director

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

Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)(2007)

Director

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) poster

Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)(2010)

Director, Production Design, Screenplay

Insect poster

Insect(2018)

Director, Screenplay, Art Direction