Jan Švankmajer Movies

An animated film compiled by David Ehrlich consisting of 27 animators from different countries all explaining themselves through their animation.

A man plays the Bach piece of the title on the organ, accompanied by images of stone walls with cracks and holes that grow and shrink, intercut with...

Švankmajer demonstrates the darkly humorous approach to life and politics which the Czech authorities at one time regarded as so subversive...

Two puppets, Punch and Judy, do battle to the death over the custody of a live guinea pig.

This half-hour BBC documentary offers a revealing look at Svankmajer at work on "Death of Stalinism in Bohemia," and uses excerpts from his earlier...

A small, animated figure learns how to use a whip, a pair of wings and a house.

One of the best Czech composers of film soundtracks is often described as a genius of film scores. He was not afraid to experiment and the...

In 1967, Jan Švankmajer participated in the Terre des Hommes competition of the Montreal International Film Festival by submitting "L'Homme et...

Jan Svankmajer, at 85 years of age, is one of the most prominent artists of European cinema. His work has inspired and guided generations of...

"Les Chimères des Švankmajer" takes an in depth look at both of the Švankmajers as they work on the full length film "Little...

Various objects are having a sunny outing together in the nature.

The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled...

An astonishing array of paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, objects and materials fill room after room - but this is not a museum open to the...

A device consisting of a clock, a pendulum, a faucet and a bucket enacts a series of events whenever the clock chimes.