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Jan Švankmajer

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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Directing

1964

[ ] The Last Trick (Director)

1965

[ ] J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor (Director)
[ ] A Game with Stones (Director)

1966

[ ] Punch and Judy (Director)

1967

[ ] Et cetera (Director)
[ ] Natural History Suite (Director)
[ ] Man and Technology (Director)

1968

[ ] Picnic with Weismann (Director)
[ ] The Flat (Director)
[ ] The Garden (Director)

1969

[ ] A Quiet Week in the House (Director)
[ ] Don Juan (Director)

1970

[ ] The Ossuary (Director)

1971

[ ] Jabberwocky (Director)

1972

[ ] Leonardo's Diary (Director)

1977

[ ] Castle of Otranto (Director)

1982

[ ] The Fall of the House of Usher (Director)

1983

[ ] Dimensions of Dialogue (Director)
[ ] The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope (Director)
[ ] Down to the Cellar (Director)

1988

[ ] Alice (Director)
[ ] Virile Games (Director)
[ ] Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love (Director)

1989

[ ] Meat Love (Director)
[ ] Darkness, Light, Darkness (Director)
[ ] Flora (Director)
[ ] Animated Self-Portraits (Director)

1991

[ ] The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (Director)

1994

[ ] Faust (Director)

1996

[ ] Food (Director)
[ ] Conspirators of Pleasure (Director)

2001

[ 5/10 ] Little Otik (Director)

2003

[ ] The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer (Director)

2005

[ W ] Lunacy (Director)

2006

[ ] Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) (Director)

2007

[ ] Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films (Director)
[ ] Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) (Director)

2010

[ ] Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (Director)

2018

[ ] Insect (Director)

2022

[ ] Kunstkamera (Director)

Writing

1964

[ ] The Last Trick (Screenplay)
[ ] The Last Trick (Story)

1965

[ ] J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor (Story)
[ ] J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor (Screenplay)
[ ] A Game with Stones (Writer)

1966

[ ] Punch and Judy (Screenplay)

1967

[ ] Et cetera (Screenplay)
[ ] Natural History Suite (Screenplay)
[ ] Natural History Suite (Story)
[ ] Man and Technology (Writer)

1968

[ ] The Garden (Screenplay)
[ ] The Flat (Story)
[ ] The Flat (Screenplay)
[ ] Picnic with Weismann (Writer)

1969

[ ] A Quiet Week in the House (Story)
[ ] A Quiet Week in the House (Screenplay)
[ ] Don Juan (Screenplay)

1970

[ ] The Ossuary (Screenplay)
[ ] The Ossuary (Story)

1971

[ ] Jabberwocky (Writer)

1972

[ ] Leonardo's Diary (Story)
[ ] Leonardo's Diary (Screenplay)

1977

[ ] Castle of Otranto (Story)
[ ] Castle of Otranto (Screenplay)

1982

[ ] The Fall of the House of Usher (Screenplay)

1983

[ ] Dimensions of Dialogue (Screenplay)
[ ] Dimensions of Dialogue (Story)
[ ] Down to the Cellar (Screenplay)
[ ] Down to the Cellar (Story)
[ ] The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope (Story)
[ ] The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope (Screenplay)

1988

[ ] Alice (Author)
[ ] Virile Games (Story)
[ ] Virile Games (Screenplay)
[ ] Alice (Writer)
[ ] Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love (Writer)

1989

[ ] Darkness, Light, Darkness (Story)
[ ] Darkness, Light, Darkness (Screenplay)
[ ] Animated Self-Portraits (Writer)
[ ] Flora (Writer)
[ ] Meat Love (Writer)

1991

[ ] The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (Writer)

1994

[ ] Faust (Screenplay)
[ ] Faust (Story)

1996

[ ] Food (Writer)
[ ] Conspirators of Pleasure (Story)
[ ] Conspirators of Pleasure (Screenplay)

2001

[ 5/10 ] Little Otik (Screenplay)
[ 5/10 ] Little Otik (Story)

2005

[ W ] Lunacy (Screenplay)

2010

[ ] Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (Writer)

2018

[ ] Insect (Screenplay)

2022

[ ] Kunstkamera (Writer)

Art

1964

[ ] The Last Trick (Art Direction)

1965

[ ] J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor (Art Direction)

1966

[ ] Punch and Judy (Art Direction)

1967

[ ] Et cetera (Art Direction)
[ ] Natural History Suite (Art Direction)

1968

[ ] The Flat (Art Direction)

1969

[ ] A Quiet Week in the House (Art Direction)

1971

[ ] Jabberwocky (Art Direction)

1972

[ ] Moje první benefice (Art Direction)

1978

[ ] Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet (Art Designer)

1979

[ ] The Ninth Heart (Art Direction)
[ ] The Ninth Heart (Title Designer)

1980

[ ] Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem (Art Direction)
[ ] Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem (Title Designer)

1981

[ ] Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci (Title Designer)
[ ] Visitors from the Galaxy (Art Direction)
[ ] The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (Special Props)

1982

[ ] The Fall of the House of Usher (Art Direction)
[ ] Ferat Vampire (Special Props)

1983

[ ] Dimensions of Dialogue (Art Direction)
[ ] Down to the Cellar (Art Direction)
[ ] The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope (Art Direction)

1984

[ ] The Three Veterans (Art Direction)

1985

[ ] Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval (Art Direction)

1986

[ ] Scalpel, Please (Art Direction)

1988

[ ] Virile Games (Art Direction)
[ ] Alice (Production Design)
[ ] Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love (Production Design)

1989

[ ] Meat Love (Art Direction)
[ ] Flora (Art Direction)
[ ] Darkness, Light, Darkness (Art Direction)

1991

[ ] The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (Art Direction)

1994

[ ] Faust (Art Direction)

1996

[ ] Conspirators of Pleasure (Art Direction)
[ ] Food (Production Design)

2001

[ 5/10 ] Little Otik (Art Direction)

2005

[ W ] Lunacy (Production Design)

2010

[ ] Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (Production Design)

2018

[ ] Insect (Art Direction)

Production

1967

[ ] Man and Technology (Producer)

1996

[ ] Conspirators of Pleasure (Producer)

2001

[ 5/10 ] Little Otik (Producer)

Visual Effects

1978

[ ] Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet (Animation)

1984

[ ] The Three Veterans (Animation)

1985

[ ] Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval (Animation)

Editing

1967

[ ] Man and Technology (Editor)

1968

[ ] Picnic with Weismann (Editor)

Costume & Make-Up

1996

[ ] Conspirators of Pleasure (Costume Design)

2001

[ 5/10 ] Little Otik (Costume Design)

Actor

1984

[ ] The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film (????)

1990

[ ] Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague (Himself)

1992

[ ] The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer (Himself)

2001

[ ] Les Chimères des Švankmajer (Self)

2009

[ ] Kikoe (????)

2017

[ ] The Music of Zdeněk Liška (Self)
[ ] Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory (Self)

2018

[ ] Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting (Himself)

2020

[ ] Alchemical Furnace (Himself)

2022

[ ] Kunstkamera (Self)

2023

[ ] Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj (Self)