Jan Švankmajer

director • writer • production_designer

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...

Born: September 4, 1934 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] (age 90)

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Known For

7.5

Dimensions of Dialogue

Movies & TV Credits

64 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj Movie	—	Actor	Self	2023
Kunstkamera Movie	6.4	Actor	Self	2022
Kunstkamera Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	2022
Alchemical Furnace Movie	—	Actor	Himself	2020
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting Movie	—	Actor	Himself	2018
Insect Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	2018
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory Movie	8.2	Actor	Self	2017
Hudba Zdenek Liska Movie	6.5	Actor	Self	2017
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	2010
Kikoe Movie	—	Actor	—	2009
Golden Sixties TV Show	7.3	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2009
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films Movie	8.6	Directing	Director	2007
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) Movie	—	Directing	Director	2007
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) Movie	—	Directing	Director	2006
Lunacy Movie	7.3	Writing	Screenplay	2005
The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer Movie	7.2	Directing	Director	2003
Les Chimères des Švankmajer Movie	—	Actor	Self	2001
Little Otik Movie	7.1	Writing	Screenplay	2001
Conspirators of Pleasure Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	1996
Faust Movie	7.5	Art	Art Direction	1994
The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer Movie	—	Actor	Himself	1992
Food Short Film	7.8	Directing	Director	1992
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia Short Film	7.3	Directing	Director	1991
The Animator of Prague Movie	6.7	Actor	Himself	1990
Animated Self-Portraits Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1989
Darkness/Light/Darkness Short Film	7.8	Directing	Director	1989
Flora Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1989
Meat Love Short Film	6.8	Directing	Director	1989
Alice Movie	7.5	Art	Production Design	1988
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love Movie	—	Directing	Director	1988
Manly Games Short Film	7.2	Directing	Director	1988
Scalpel, Please Movie	7.6	Art	Art Direction	1986
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval Movie	2.6	Art	Art Direction	1985
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film Movie	—	Actor	—	1984
The Three Veterans Movie	8.0	Visual Effects	Animation	1984
The Visitors TV Show	8.0	Visual Effects	Animation(15 Episodes)	1983
Dimensions of Dialogue Short Film	7.9	Directing	Director	1983
Down to the Cellar Short Film	7.3	Directing	Director	1983
The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope Short Film	7.3	Directing	Director	1983
Ferat Vampire Movie	5.6	Art	Special Props	1982
Visitors from the Galaxy Movie	5.7	Art	Art Direction	1982
The Fall of the House of Usher Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1982
The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Movie	7.0	Art	Special Props	1981
Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci Movie	4.2	Art	Title Designer	1981
Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem Movie	4.1	Art	Art Direction	1980
The Ninth Heart Movie	6.5	Art	Art Direction	1979
Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet Movie	7.5	Art	Art Designer	1978
The Castle of Otranto Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director	1977
Moje první benefice Movie	—	Art	Art Direction	1972
Leonardo's Diary Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1972
Jabberwocky Short Film	7.0	Directing	Director	1971
The Ossuary Short Film	6.9	Directing	Director	1970
Don Juan Short Film	6.8	Directing	Director	1969
Picnic with Weissmann Short Film	6.8	Directing	Director	1969
A Quiet Week in the House Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1969
The Flat Short Film	7.4	Directing	Director	1968
The Garden Short Film	7.2	Directing	Director	1968
Historia Naturae, Suita Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director	1967
Clovek a technika Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director	1967
Et Cetera Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1966
Punch and Judy Short Film	6.9	Directing	Director	1966
A Game with Stones Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1965
J.S. Bach - Fantasy in G Minor Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1965
The Last Trick Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1964

Jan Švankmajer

Known For

Alice

Little Otik

Darkness/Light/Darkness

Dimensions of Dialogue

Movies & TV Credits