Jan Švankmajer

Director

Born: September 4, 1934 (91 years old)

Place of birth: 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 (43)

• Food (1996, ★ 7.8)
• Lunacy (2005, ★ 6.7)
• The Last Trick (1964, ★ 6.7)
• Meat Love (1989, ★ 6.7)
• Faust (1994, ★ 7.4)
• Little Otik (2001, ★ 7)
• Alice (1988, ★ 7.4)
• Virile Games (1988, ★ 6.8)
• The Flat (1968, ★ 7.3)
• Castle of Otranto (1977, ★ 6.7)
• Don Juan (1969, ★ 6.9)
• The Garden (1968, ★ 7.1)
• The Ossuary (1970, ★ 7)
• Dimensions of Dialogue (1983, ★ 7.6)
• Conspirators of Pleasure (1996, ★ 6.7)
• The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer (2003, ★ 7.6)
• Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet (1978, ★ 7.5)
• The Three Veterans (1984, ★ 7.7)
• A Game with Stones (1965, ★ 6.6)
• Leonardo's Diary (1972, ★ 6.6)
• Jabberwocky (1971, ★ 6.6)
• Darkness, Light, Darkness (1990, ★ 7.5)
• Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010, ★ 7)
• The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope (1983, ★ 6.8)
• The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (1991, ★ 7.2)
• Down to the Cellar (1983, ★ 6.9)
• Scalpel, Please (1986, ★ 7.3)
• The Visitors (1983, ★ 7.5)
• J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor (1965, ★ 6.1)
• Et cetera (1967, ★ 5.8)