Jan Švankmajer

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-09-04 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Jan Švankmajer

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.

Production

2005

Lunacy

as Director

2005

Lunacy

as Screenplay

1996

Food

as Director

1964

1964

The Last Trick

as Screenplay

1964

The Last Trick

as Art Direction

1989

Meat Love

as Director

1988

Alice

as Director

1988

Alice

as Author

1994

Faust

as Director

1994

Faust

as Author

2001

Little Otik

as Director

2001

Little Otik

as Screenplay

2001

Little Otik

as Story

1964

The Last Trick

as Director

1965

1967

Et cetera

as Director

1966

Punch and Judy

as Director

1968

The Flat

as Director

1968

The Garden

as Director

1968

1969

Don Juan

as Director

1970

The Ossuary

as Director

1971

Jabberwocky

as Director

1972

Leonardo's Diary

as Director

1977

1983

1988

Virile Games

as Director

1965

1996

Conspirators of Pleasure

as Art Direction

1989

Flora

as Director

1983

1967

Et cetera

as Screenplay

1967

Et cetera

as Art Direction

1966

Punch and Judy

as Screenplay

1966

Punch and Judy

as Art Direction

1967

1967

Historia Naturae (suita)

as Art Direction

2001

Little Otik

as Producer

2001

Little Otik

as Production Design

1968

The Garden

as Screenplay

1988

1968

The Flat

as Story

1968

The Flat

as Screenplay

1994

Faust

as Production Design

1994

Faust

as Art Direction

1969

1969

1982

1970

The Ossuary

as Story

1970

The Ossuary

as Screenplay

1983

1983

Dimensions of Dialogue

as Art Direction

1983

1983

Down to the Cellar

as Screenplay

1972

Moje první benefice

as Art Direction

2022

Kunstkamera

as Director

2022

Kunstkamera

as Writer

2005

Lunacy

as Production Design

2018

Insect

as Director

2018

Insect

as Writer

1989

Meat Love

as Art Direction

1972

Leonardo's Diary

as Screenplay

1972

1971

Jabberwocky

as Art Direction

1988

1988

Another Kind of Love

as Art Direction

1989

Flora

as Art Direction

1969

Don Juan

as Screenplay

1977

1977

Castle of Otranto

as Screenplay

1983

1983

Down to the Cellar

as Art Direction

1988

Virile Games

as Story

1988

Virile Games

as Screenplay

1988

Virile Games

as Art Direction

1968

The Flat

as Art Direction

1989

1989

1978

1979

The Ninth Heart

as Art Direction

1979

The Ninth Heart

as Title Designer

1988

Alice

as Production Design

1984

The Three Veterans

as Art Direction

1981

1982

Visitors from the Galaxy

as Art Direction

1982

Ferat Vampire

as Special Props

2010

1965

1971

Jabberwocky

as Writer

1989

Meat Love

as Writer

1989

Flora

as Writer

1988

Alice

as Writer

1986

Scalpel, Please

as Art Direction

1984

The Three Veterans

as Animation

2001

Little Otik

as Costume Design

1967

1967

1967

1967

1996

Food

as Writer

1996

Food

as Production Design

1996

1996

Conspirators of Pleasure

as Costume Design

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