
Jan Švankmajer
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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.
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Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 3.177 |
Birthday | 1934-09-04 |
Place of Birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] |
Also Known As | Jan Svankmajer, ヤン・シュヴァンクマイエル, 杨·史云梅耶, |

2023

Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
7/1
A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father Ivo Špalj talk about h...
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Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

1984

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
6/1
The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled...
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The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

2022

Kunstkamera
10/2
An astonishing array of paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, objects and materials fill room after room - but this is not a museum open to the gen...
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Kunstkamera

1990

Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
7/2
This half-hour BBC documentary offers a revealing look at Svankmajer at work on "Death of Stalinism in Bohemia," and uses excerpts from his earlier fi...
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Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague

2018

Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
5/1
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Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting

1992

The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
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Švankmajer demonstrates the darkly humorous approach to life and politics which the Czech authorities at one time regarded as so subversive that they...
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The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer

2017

The Music of Zdeněk Liška
8/1
One of the best Czech composers of film soundtracks is often described as a genius of film scores. He was not afraid to experiment and the timelessnes...
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The Music of Zdeněk Liška

2009

Kikoe
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Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as we...
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Kikoe

2020

Alchemical Furnace
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Jan Svankmajer, at 85 years of age, is one of the most prominent artists of European cinema. His work has inspired and guided generations of directors...
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Alchemical Furnace

2017

Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
6/1
A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond Roussel...
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Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

2001

Les Chimères des Švankmajer
6/1
"Les Chimères des Švankmajer" takes an in depth look at both of the Švankmajers as they work on the full length film "Little Otik".
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