Jan Švankmajer

Born: 1934-09-04, 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.

Filmography

• Lekce Faust (1994)
• Otesánek (2001)
• Něco z Alenky (1988)
• Otrantský zámek (1977)
• Mužné hry (1988)
• Šílení (2005)
• Přežít svůj život (2010)
• Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) (2007)
• Možnosti dialogu (1983)
• Hmyz (2018)
• Byt (1968)
• Spiklenci slasti (1996)
• Kikoe (2009)
• Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) (2006)
• Zánik domu Usherů (1982)
• Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films (2007)
• Do pivnice (1983)
• Kunstkamera (2022)
• Zamilované maso (1989)
• Konec stalinismu v Čechách (1991)
• Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje (1983)
• Leonardův deník 72 (1972)
• Rakvičkárna (1966)
• Kostnice (1970)
• J. S. Bach – Fantasia G moll (1965)
• Tichý týden v domě (1969)
• Vratislav Effenberger aneb Lov na černého žraloka (2018)
• Animated Self-Portraits (1989)
• Picknick mit Weismann (1968)
• Historia Naturae (suita) (1967)