Jan Švankmajer Movies
- 2023
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
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A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father Ivo Špalj talk about h...
- 1984
The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film
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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...
- 2022
Kunstkamera
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The castle of Horní Staňkov. Camera enters the castle park. Approaching Kunstkamera, it stops at the emblem of Ouroboros above the entrance. The door...
- 1990
Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague
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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 fi...
- 2018
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
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- 1992
The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer
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Švankmajer demonstrates the darkly humorous approach to life and politics which the Czech authorities at one time regarded as so subversive that they...
- 2017
The Music of Zdeněk Liška
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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 timelessnes...
- 2009
Kikoe
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Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as we...
- 2020
Alchemical Furnace
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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...
- 2017
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
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A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond Roussel...
- 2001
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
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"Les Chimères des Švankmajer" takes an in depth look at both of the Švankmajers as they work on the full length film "Little Otik".