Jan Švankmajer is a Czech film director, animator, writer, playwright and artist.
Feature-length films Year English title Original title Notes 1988 Alice Něco z Alenky Based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 1994 Faust Lekce Faust Based on the Faust legend (including traditional Czech puppet show versions), Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, and Goethe's Faust. 1996 Conspirators of Pleasure Spiklenci slasti 2000 Little Otik Otesánek Based on Otesánek by Karel Jaromír Erben 2005 Lunacy Šílení Based on The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether and The Premature Burial by Edgar Allan Poe 2010 Surviving Life Přežít svůj život 2018 Insects Hmyz Based on Pictures from the Insects' Life by Karel Čapek and Josef Čapek 2022 The Kunstcamera Kunstkamera Documentary about the art and artifacts Svanmajer and his late wife have gathered over the years.
Short films Year English title Original title Notes 1964 The Last Trick Poslední trik pana Schwarcewalldea a pana Edgara 1965 Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy in G minor Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia G-moll 1965 A Game with Stones Spiel mit Steinen 1966 Punch and Judy Rakvičkárna Also known as The Coffin Factory and The Lych House 1966 Et Cetera 1967 Historia Naturae (Suita) 1968 The Garden Zahrada 1968 The Flat Byt Available on the Little Otik DVD. Included in the Metropolitan Museum's "Surrealism Beyond Borders" exhibit (2021–22) 1968 Picnic with Weissmann Picknick mit Weismann 1969 A Quiet Week in the House Tichý týden v domě 1970 Don Juan Don Šajn 1970 The Ossuary Kostnice A documentary about the Sedlec Ossuary 1971 Jabberwocky Žvahlav aneb šatičky slaměného Huberta Based on Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll 1972 Leonardo's Diary Leonardův deník 1979 Castle of Otranto Otrantský zámek Based on The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole 1980 The Fall of the House of Usher Zánik domu Usherů Based on The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 1982 Dimensions of Dialogue Možnosti dialogu 1983 Down to the Cellar Do pivnice 1983 The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje Based on The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe and A Torture by Hope by Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam 1988 Virile Games Mužné hry Also known as The Male Game 1988 Another Kind of Love Music video for Hugh Cornwell 1988 Meat Love Zamilované maso 1989 Darkness/Light/Darkness Tma, světlo, tma 1989 Flora 1989 Animated Self-Portraits Anthology film by 27 animators 1990 The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia Konec stalinismu v Čechách 1992 Food Jídlo
Animation and art direction Year English title Original title Director 1978 Dinner for Adele Adéla ještě nevečeřela Oldřich Lipský 1981 The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians Tajemství hradu v Karpatech Oldřich Lipský 1982 Ferat Vampire Upír z Feratu Juraj Herz 1983 Visitors Návštěvníci Jindřich Polák 1984 Three Veterans Tři veteráni Oldřich Lipský
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