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Jan Švankmajer

Director • Born 1934

Jan Švankmajer

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​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.

Known for

The Visitors posterThe VisitorsSeries • 1983Alice posterAliceMovie • 1988The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians posterThe Mysterious Castle in the CarpathiansMovie • 1981Little Otik posterLittle OtikMovie • 2001Dimensions of Dialogue posterDimensions of DialogueMovie • 1983Virile Games posterVirile GamesMovie • 1988Faust posterFaustMovie • 1994Lunacy posterLunacyMovie • 2005Visitors from the Galaxy posterVisitors from the GalaxyMovie • 1981Conspirators of Pleasure posterConspirators of PleasureMovie • 1996Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet posterAdela Has Not Had Supper YetMovie • 1978Ferat Vampire posterFerat VampireMovie • 1982Castle of Otranto posterCastle of OtrantoMovie • 1977Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) posterSurviving Life (Theory and Practice)Movie • 2010A Quiet Week in the House posterA Quiet Week in the HouseMovie • 1969The Fall of the House of Usher posterThe Fall of the House of UsherMovie • 1982Food posterFoodMovie • 1996The Flat posterThe FlatMovie • 1968Down to the Cellar posterDown to the CellarMovie • 1983J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor posterJ.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minorMovie • 1965Punch and Judy posterPunch and JudyMovie • 1966Jabberwocky posterJabberwockyMovie • 1971The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia posterThe Death of Stalinism in BohemiaMovie • 1991The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope posterThe Pit, the Pendulum and HopeMovie • 1983