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
6.7
Conspirators of Pleasure
DramaAnimation
6.7
Lunacy
ComedyHorror
6.8
Virile Games
AnimationComedy
7.0
Little Otik
ComedyFantasy
7.6
Dimensions of Dialogue
AnimationComedy
7.5
Darkness, Light, Darkness
AnimationComedy
6.9
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
ComedyFantasy
7.3
The Flat
AnimationHorror
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
Drama
6.7
Meat Love
AnimationComedy
5.6
Insect
ComedyDrama
6.9
Castle of Otranto
AnimationMystery
7.8
Food
AnimationComedy
10.0
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
AnimationHorror
7.3
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
AnimationComedy
6.0
Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)
Drama
6.9
The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
AnimationHorror
6.5
Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love
MusicAnimation
7.1
The Ossuary
Documentary
6.6
A Game with Stones
Animation
7.2
The Garden
DramaComedy
7.0
Down to the Cellar
AnimationHorror