Jan Švankmajer Movies

A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond...

A doctor is shocked when his beloved colleague Mima signs a contract with foreign car manufacturer Ferat, in order to work for them as a...

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

It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish...

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

A psychological drama exploring the notion of the doctor as a moral authority, who within the framework of their everyday work must face questions of...

This wacky musical comedy builds on absurd ideas, parodic humour and many variously subverted references to famous...

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

Examines the human relationship with food by showing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

The age-old story of Don Juan, played by giant puppets.

A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to...

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...

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

In this animated version of Edgar Allan Poe's story, a traveller arrives at the Usher mansion to find that the sibling inhabitants are living under a...

The 50th anniversary of the Barrandov studios was celebrated with a spectacular show: many directors and other important people gathered in the...

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...

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

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

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...