Jan Švankmajer
Director
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.
Born1934-09-04
Place of BirthPrague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Known For
7.4
Alice
AnimationFantasy
7.4
Faust
Fantasy
6.8
Virile Games
AnimationComedy
7.0
Little Otik
ComedyFantasy
6.7
Lunacy
ComedyHorror
7.5
Darkness, Light, Darkness
AnimationComedy
6.7
Conspirators of Pleasure
DramaAnimation
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
Drama
7.6
Dimensions of Dialogue
AnimationComedy
5.6
Insect
ComedyDrama
7.3
The Flat
AnimationHorror
6.9
Castle of Otranto
AnimationMystery
6.7
Meat Love
AnimationComedy
6.9
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
ComedyFantasy
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
Drama
10.0
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
AnimationHorror
7.3
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
AnimationComedy
6.1
Animated Self-Portraits
Animation
7.1
The Ossuary
Documentary
7.2
The Garden
DramaComedy
6.5
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
MusicAnimation
6.9
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
AnimationHorror
6.6
A Game with Stones
Animation
7.8
Food
AnimationComedy