Jan Švankmajer
Also Known As: Jan Svankmajer, ヤン・シュヴァンクマイエル, 杨·史云梅耶
Biography: 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.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Birthday: September 04, 1934
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Gender: Male
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Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
Overview: A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father Ivo Špalj talk about his life, career, and working methods. Over the course of his long life, sound designer Ivo Špalj (*1940) has collaborated on hundreds of films and become a mentor for at least one generation of men and women behind the mixing board. This gentle documentary also shows “Engi” (as he is known to his colleagues) again working with Jan Švankmajer, whose films he has lent their typical, dense, and sophisticated sound mix.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 2023-07-04
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The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
Overview: 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 as a separate short.
Genres: Documentary Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-20
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Kunstkamera
Overview: An astonishing array of paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, objects and materials fill room after room - but this is not a museum open to the general public. It is the home of the celebrated artist couple Jan Svankmajer and his late wife Eva, situated in the Czech Republic's Horni Stankov Castle.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 2022-11-17
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Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
Overview: 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 films to trace the development of his unique sensibility.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-02
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Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 2018-11-08
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The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
Overview: Švankmajer demonstrates the darkly humorous approach to life and politics which the Czech authorities at one time regarded as so subversive that they banned him from film-making for eight years.
Genres: Animation Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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The Music of Zdeněk Liška
Overview: 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 timelessness of his work is proven by the admiration of the world, including the generation who came to know his music only after his death.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 2017-10-18
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Kikoe
Overview: Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as well as live footage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-01-25
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Alchemical Furnace
Overview: 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 directors, and represents a sharp and merciless exploration of human nature which is entirely unique. When he decided to retire from filmmaking after "Insect" (2018), his producer suggested that the creative processes which ferment within their company Athanor should be preserved on film. Over three years, the directors of this documentary followed the life of Jan Svankmajer, elucidating his artistic principles, as well as his collaboration with old friend and producer Jaromír Kallista. The film is also haunted by the memory of Eva Svankmajerová, his wife and creative partner, muse and inseparable other half. Playful and poetic, candid and with a touch of Czech humour, it is an ode to creation and to companionship.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: sk
Release Date: 2020-10-15
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Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
Overview: A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond Roussel (1877-1933).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-04-20
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Les Chimères des Švankmajer
Overview: "Les Chimères des Švankmajer" takes an in depth look at both of the Švankmajers as they work on the full length film "Little Otik".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 2001-02-28
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