Jan Švankmajer Movies

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

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...

Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as...

An adaptation of the 1764 work of the same name, the first Gothic novel. In this mockumentary, the amateur archaeologist Dr. Vozáb has set to...

A man sits down to watch a football match, which seems to consist of the players being violently mutilated in various inventive ways. The players...

Two magicians, Mr. Schwarzwald and Mr. Edgar, try to outdo each other in performing elaborate magic tricks, leading to a violent ending.

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...

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...

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

Animated drawings inspired by Leonardo da Vinci are intercut with seemingly unrelated (but in fact strangely similar) live-action scenes.

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

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

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

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...

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