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Jan Svankmajer

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Overview

Mini Biography:
After studying at the Institute of Industrial Arts and the Marionette... more
Trivia:
Father of Václav Svankmajer.
Awards:
28 wins & 14 nominations more

Filmography

Director:
  1. Sílení (2005)
    ... aka Lunacy (USA)
  2. Otesánek (2000)
    ... aka Greedy Guts (International: English title)
    ... aka Little Otik (USA: festival title)

  3. Spiklenci slasti (1996)
    ... aka Conspirators of Pleasure (USA)
  4. Faust (1994)
    ... aka Jan Svankmajer's Faust (Australia)
    ... aka Lekce Faust (Czech Republic)
    ... aka Lesson Faust
  5. Jídlo (1992)
    ... aka Food
  6. Konec stalinismu v Cechách (1990)
    ... aka The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (International: English title)

  7. Animated Self-Portraits (1989)
  8. Flora (1989)
  9. Meat Love (1989)
    ... aka Fleischliche Liebe (West Germany)
  10. Tma/Svetlo/Tma (1989)
    ... aka Darkness/Light/Darkness
  11. Neco z Alenky (1988)
    ... aka Alice
  12. Another Kind of Love (1988)
  13. Muzné hry (1988)
    ... aka The Male Game
    ... aka Virile Games
  14. Do pivnice (1983)
    ... aka Down to the Cellar
  15. Kyvadlo, jáma a nadeje (1983)
    ... aka The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
  16. Moznosti dialogu (1982)
    ... aka Dimensions of Dialogue
  17. Zánik domu Usheru (1981)
    ... aka The Fall of the House of Usher

  18. Otrantský zámek (1977)
    ... aka Castle of Otranto
  19. Leonarduv denik (1972)
    ... aka Leonardo's Diary
  20. Zvahlav aneb Saticky Slameného Huberta (1971)
    ... aka Jabberwocky
  21. Don Sanche (1970)
    ... aka Don Juan
  22. Kostnice (1970)
    ... aka The Ossuary

  23. Tichý týden v dome (1969)
    ... aka A Quiet Week in the House
  24. Byt (1968)
    ... aka The Flat
  25. Picknick mit Weissmann (1968)
    ... aka Picnic with Weissmann
  26. Zahrada (1968)
    ... aka The Garden
  27. Historia Naturae, Suita (1967)
  28. Et Cetera (1966)
  29. Rakvickarna (1966)
    ... aka Punch and Judy
    ... aka The Coffin House
  30. Hra s kameny (1965)
    ... aka A Game with Stones
    ... aka Spiel mit Steinen (Austria)
  31. Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia G-moll (1965)
  32. Poslední trik pana Schwarcewalldea a pana Edgara (1964)
    ... aka The Last Trick
Writer:
  1. Sílení (2005) (writer)
    ... aka Lunacy (USA)
  2. Otesánek (2000) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Greedy Guts (International: English title)
    ... aka Little Otik (USA: festival title)

  3. Spiklenci slasti (1996) (writer)
    ... aka Conspirators of Pleasure (USA)
  4. Faust (1994) (writer)
    ... aka Jan Svankmajer's Faust (Australia)
    ... aka Lekce Faust (Czech Republic)
    ... aka Lesson Faust
  5. Jídlo (1992) (writer)
    ... aka Food
  6. Konec stalinismu v Cechách (1990) (writer)
    ... aka The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (International: English title)

  7. Flora (1989) (writer)
  8. Meat Love (1989) (writer)
    ... aka Fleischliche Liebe (West Germany)
  9. Tma/Svetlo/Tma (1989) (writer)
    ... aka Darkness/Light/Darkness
  10. Neco z Alenky (1988) (writer)
    ... aka Alice
  11. Another Kind of Love (1988) (writer)
  12. Muzné hry (1988) (writer)
    ... aka The Male Game
    ... aka Virile Games
  13. Do pivnice (1983) (writer)
    ... aka Down to the Cellar
  14. Kyvadlo, jáma a nadeje (1983) (writer)
    ... aka The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
  15. Moznosti dialogu (1982) (writer)
    ... aka Dimensions of Dialogue
  16. Zánik domu Usheru (1981) (writer)
    ... aka The Fall of the House of Usher

  17. Otrantský zámek (1977) (writer)
    ... aka Castle of Otranto
  18. Leonarduv denik (1972) (writer)
    ... aka Leonardo's Diary
  19. Zvahlav aneb Saticky Slameného Huberta (1971) (writer)
    ... aka Jabberwocky
  20. Don Sanche (1970) (writer)
    ... aka Don Juan
  21. Kostnice (1970) (writer)
    ... aka The Ossuary

  22. Tichý týden v dome (1969) (writer)
    ... aka A Quiet Week in the House
  23. Byt (1968) (writer)
    ... aka The Flat
  24. Picknick mit Weissmann (1968) (writer)
    ... aka Picnic with Weissmann
  25. Zahrada (1968) (writer)
    ... aka The Garden
  26. Historia Naturae, Suita (1967) (writer)
  27. Et Cetera (1966) (writer)
  28. Rakvickarna (1966) (writer)
    ... aka Punch and Judy
    ... aka The Coffin House
  29. Hra s kameny (1965) (writer)
    ... aka A Game with Stones
    ... aka Spiel mit Steinen (Austria)
  30. Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia G-moll (1965) (writer)
  31. Poslední trik pana Schwarcewalldea a pana Edgara (1964) (writer)
    ... aka The Last Trick
Production Designer:
  1. Sílení (2005)
    ... aka Lunacy (USA)
  2. Otesánek (2000)
    ... aka Greedy Guts (International: English title)
    ... aka Little Otik (USA: festival title)

  3. Faust (1994)
    ... aka Jan Svankmajer's Faust (Australia)
    ... aka Lekce Faust (Czech Republic)
    ... aka Lesson Faust
  4. Jídlo (1992)
    ... aka Food
  5. Konec stalinismu v Cechách (1990)
    ... aka The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (International: English title)

  6. Flora (1989)
  7. Meat Love (1989)
    ... aka Fleischliche Liebe (West Germany)
  8. Tma/Svetlo/Tma (1989)
    ... aka Darkness/Light/Darkness
  9. Neco z Alenky (1988)
    ... aka Alice
  10. Another Kind of Love (1988)
  11. Muzné hry (1988)
    ... aka The Male Game
    ... aka Virile Games
  12. Kyvadlo, jáma a nadeje (1983)
    ... aka The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope
  13. Moznosti dialogu (1982)
    ... aka Dimensions of Dialogue
  14. Zánik domu Usheru (1981)
    ... aka The Fall of the House of Usher

  15. Otrantský zámek (1977)
    ... aka Castle of Otranto
  16. Zvahlav aneb Saticky Slameného Huberta (1971)
    ... aka Jabberwocky
  17. Don Sanche (1970)
    ... aka Don Juan
  18. Kostnice (1970)
    ... aka The Ossuary

  19. Tichý týden v dome (1969)
    ... aka A Quiet Week in the House
  20. Picknick mit Weissmann (1968)
    ... aka Picnic with Weissmann
  21. Historia Naturae, Suita (1967)
  22. Et Cetera (1966)
  23. Rakvickarna (1966)
    ... aka Punch and Judy
    ... aka The Coffin House
  24. Hra s kameny (1965)
    ... aka A Game with Stones
    ... aka Spiel mit Steinen (Austria)
  25. Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia G-moll (1965)
  26. Poslední trik pana Schwarcewalldea a pana Edgara (1964)
    ... aka The Last Trick
Animation Department:
  1. Tri veteráni (1984) (animator)
    ... aka Three Veterans (International: English title)
  2. "Návstevníci" (animator) (15 episodes, 1983)
        - Akce: Sesit 1 (1983) TV episode (animator)
        - Génius v hladomorne (1983) TV episode (animator)
        - Hlavne nenápadne (1983) TV episode (animator)
        - Návrat do budoucnosti (1983) TV episode (animator)
        - Návstevníci pricházejí (1983) TV episode (animator)
          (10 more)
  3. Zánik domu Usheru (1981) (animator)
    ... aka The Fall of the House of Usher

  4. Adéla jeste nevecerela (1977) (animator)
    ... aka Adéla ještě nevečeřela (Czechoslovakia: Czech title)
    ... aka Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet
    ... aka Adele Hasn't Had Her Supper Yet
    ... aka Dinner for Adele
    ... aka Nick Carter in Prague
  5. Don Sanche (1970) (animator)
    ... aka Don Juan

  6. Picknick mit Weissmann (1968) (animator)
    ... aka Picnic with Weissmann
  7. Hra s kameny (1965) (animator)
    ... aka A Game with Stones
    ... aka Spiel mit Steinen (Austria)
Costume Designer:
  1. Otesánek (2000)
    ... aka Greedy Guts (International: English title)
    ... aka Little Otik (USA: festival title)

  2. Spiklenci slasti (1996)
    ... aka Conspirators of Pleasure (USA)
Art Director:
  1. Spiklenci slasti (1996)
    ... aka Conspirators of Pleasure (USA)
  2. Faust (1994)
    ... aka Jan Svankmajer's Faust (Australia)
    ... aka Lekce Faust (Czech Republic)
    ... aka Lesson Faust
Art Department:
  1. Spiklenci slasti (1996) (set designer)
    ... aka Conspirators of Pleasure (USA)

  2. Deváté srdce (1978) (artistic collaborator)
    ... aka The Ninth Heart
Visual Effects:
  1. Gosti iz galaksije (1981) (Mumu-monster designer)
    ... aka Monstrum z galaxie Arkana (Czechoslovakia: Czech title: dubbed version)
    ... aka Posjetioci iz galaksije Arkana
    ... aka Visitors from the Galaxy (USA: alternative title)

  2. Deváté srdce (1978) (visual effects)
    ... aka The Ninth Heart
Producer:
  1. Otesánek (2000) (producer)
    ... aka Greedy Guts (International: English title)
    ... aka Little Otik (USA: festival title)
Thanks:
  1. Imagination (2007) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Sílení (2005) .... Himself
    ... aka Lunacy (USA)

  2. Amour fou - Ludvík Sváb, L' (1995) .... Himself
    ... aka Sílená láska (Czech Republic)
  3. The Animator of Prague (1990) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Jan Svankmajer: The Animator of Prague (UK)

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