Jan Švankmajer Movies

Two pieces of meat fall in love.

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...

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

A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.

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

A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much...

Frank visits his friend Josef, who introduces him to his pedigree rabbits and his wife Mary. Frank is more interested in the slightly unsettling fact...

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

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...

A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father...

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

A non-narrative voyage round Sedlec Ossuary, which has been constructed from over 50,000 human skeletons (victims of the Black Death).

The last moments of a creature made of fruits and vegetables.

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...

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

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