Jan Svankmajer - tma/svetlo/tma (Darkness/Light/Darkness)
Shortfilm by the Czech surrealist Jan Svankmajer. Year: 1989. Running time: 6 min.
Jan Svankmajer - Food Pt:1 (1992)
Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. 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. Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing. Švankmajer's trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees. A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child's perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s. Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000 <b>...</b>
Jan Svankmajer - Meat Love (1989)
Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. 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. Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing. Švankmajer's trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees. A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child's perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s. Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000 <b>...</b>
Jan Svankmajer - 1971 - Jabberwocky (1/2)
Uninterrupted version here: www.youtube.com Jan Svankmajer - 1971 - Jabberwocky (Zvahlav aneb Saticky Slameného Huberta) Svankmajer's first adaptation of Lewis Carroll's world described by the director as "a Freudian record of the development of a child through all its stages: through homosexuality and Sado-Masochism to rebellion against the father" source: www.americancinematheque.com
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Jan Svankmajer: Dimensions of Dialogue Part 2
Jan Svamkmajer's Dimensions of Dialogue
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Jan Svankmajer - Dimensions Of Dialogue Pt:1 (1982)
Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. 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. Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing. Švankmajer's trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees. A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child's perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s. Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000 <b>...</b>
Jan Švankmajer - Dimensions of Dialogue (Možnosti Dialogu) (1982)
This stop motion animation film is divided into three sections. "Exhaustive discussion" shows Arcimboldo-like heads gradually reducing each other to bland copies; "Passionate discourse" shows a clay man and woman who dissolve into one another sexually, then quarrel and reduce themselves to a frenzied, boiling pulp; and "Factual conversation" consists of two elderly clay heads who extrude various objects on their tongues (toothbrush and toothpaste; shoe and shoelaces, etc.) and intertwine them in various combinations.
Jan Svankmajer's Alice - Bonecreatures
This is a scene from a very trippy, very amazing movie based on Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland. I particularly liked this scene because it brought back a lot of childhood memories, as I used to play with strange things, and the scenario looked like one I would have conjured up as a kid. To this day, I blame PBS and its carnage-filled Nature show, as I was lead to believe that other shows, such as Power Rangers were evil, and PBS was the only station it was good to watch. Wholesome programming, indeed!
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Jan Švankmajer - A Game with Stones (Hra s kameny) (1965)
The animator uses a motif of clocks and stones, accompanied by bizarre sounds and a xylophone/music box score. The film makes use of texture and pattern, with an emphasis on the dichotomy of black and white. The use of old and antique objects reappears in many of the filmmaker's later works.
Jan Švankmajer's Faust
Jan Švankmajer's surrealist interpretation of Faust in both real-time and stop animation.
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Faust - 1994 - Jan Svankmajer - [extracto]
Faust (1994) Directed by Jan Svankmajer Writing credits (in alphabetical order) Johann Wolfgang Goethe play Christian Dietrich Grabbe novel Christopher Marlowe play "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" Jan Svankmajer writer ---------------------------------- Plot: A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer's Faust is a nondescript man who, after being lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay model animation and giant puppets. Written by Michael Brooke {michael@everyman.demon.co.uk}
Jan Švankmajer's Faust
Jan Švankmajer's surrealist interpretation of Faust in both real-time and stop animation.
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Jan Svankmajer - Flora (1989)
Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. 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. Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing. Švankmajer's trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees. A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child's perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s. Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000 <b>...</b>
Excerpt from 'Alice' (1988) Švankmajer
Inspired by the novel 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll, this film by Czech director Jan Švankmajer has animation by Bedrich Glaser. The Czech title of the film is 'Něco z Alenky'. Alice is played by Kristýna Kohoutová; the part is spoken in English by Camilla Power.
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Jan Švankmajer - Passionate Dialogue
Si tratta del secondo episodio di 'Dimensions of Dialogue' del 1982 a opera del celebre, ma poco conosciuto in Italia, regista ceco Jan Švankmajer, genio surrealista di film girati spesso con la tecnica dell'animazione stop-motion. Molti dei suoi film sono realizzati da una prospettiva infantile con immagini surreali e da incubo, sia pure in qualche modo buffe e grottesche, ma di natura aggressiva e destabilizzante. Nel 1972 il regime stalinista del suo paese gli impedì per qualche anno di fare film e successivamente molte delle sue opere furono censurate fino al 1989. Diversi musicisti, fra i quali l'ex cantante degli Stranglers Hugh Cornwell col suo brano 'Another kind of love', si sono serviti di lui per la regia dei loro videoclips. A 74 anni il regista tuttora lavora a Praga. Questo cortometraggio tratta in soli 3 minuti eppure con magistrale efficacia il rapporto uomo-donna con annessi temi quali l'incomunicabilità, l'impossibilità al dialogo, l'incomprensione e in rapida sequenza l'amore, la sensualità, il sesso, le pene di una gravidanza indesiderata, l'aborto e la distruggente ferocia dell'odio umano. La colonna sonora è di Lucio Battisti con un brano strumentale tratto dall'album 'Amore e non amore' del 1971
Jan Svankmajer - Oscuridad-luz-oscuridad
Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. 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. Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing. Švankmajer's trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees. A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child's perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s. Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000 <b>...</b>
Jan Svankmajer - Kurzfilm - The Flat Pt:1 (1968)
Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. 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. Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing. Švankmajer's trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees. A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child's perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s. Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000 <b>...</b>
Jan Svankmajer - Rakvičkárna (Punch and Judy)1966 ΗQ
Jan Svankmajer's third short stop-motion film created in 1965. Uploaded in High Quality.
Jan Svankmajer in conversation
This was taken after an interview with the great Czech surrealist animator in the lobby of the BFI Southbank, London. The chap talking to him is not me by the way as some of you have asked.
Jan Švankmajer - Jabberwocky
Jan Svankmajer - 1971 - Jabberwocky (Zvahlav aneb Saticky Slameného Huberta) Svankmajer's first adaptation of Lewis Carroll's world described by the director as "a Freudian record of the development of a child through all its stages: through homosexuality and Sado-Masochism to rebellion against the father" source: www.americancinematheque.com
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Švankmajer + Joëlle Léandre
Part two of a project for intermedia composition class - animation by Jan Švankmajer (from "Dimensions of Dialogue") and music by Joëlle Léandre and the Canvas Trio from the album "Moments."
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Jan Svankmajer's LUNACY - trailer
The latest provocation from surrealist master Jan Svankmajer (LITTLE OTIK) is a "philosophical horror film," loosely based on two short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and inspired by the works of the Marquis de Sade.
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Jan Svankmajer - Virile Games (1/2)
Jan Svankmajer - 1988 - Virile Games (Muzné hry) ANIMATION FILM about a football championship as a metaphor for the violence of contemporary society. A litany of maiming, disfigurement and death on the football field before the match spills out of the stadium and into the living room. - BFI
Jan Svankmajer - 1971 - Jabberwocky (2/2)
Uninterrupted version here: www.youtube.com Jan Svankmajer - 1971 - Jabberwocky (Zvahlav aneb Saticky Slameného Huberta) Svankmajer's first adaptation of Lewis Carroll's world described by the director as "a Freudian record of the development of a child through all its stages: through homosexuality and Sado-Masochism to rebellion against the father" source: www.americancinematheque.com
jan svankmajer 1971 jabberwocky zvahlav aneb saticky slameného huberta short stop motion animation film
Jan Svankmajer - Food (1992)
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
IFFR Critics' Talk: Jan Svankmajer
Robert Gray interviews the Czech filmmaker Jan Svankmajer about his latest feature Surviving Life at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011.
Jan Svankmajer's Faust, The Jester
Faust 1994 by Jan Svankmajer ....................... "In Jan Svankmajers 1994 retelling, this animation genius and surrealist creates a world of shifting realities, one which illustrates that we create our own destruction. Our vices are not imposed on us, but rather are summoned forth by us." Mike Wood novelist, painter, music critic. ................................. Alas, philosophy I have explored, as well as medicine and law. Add to these, regrettably, my studies in theology. Yet here I sit a foolish bore, no wiser than I was before. No dog can live like this, knowledge gained is far from bliss. Dr Faust
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The Fall Of The House Of Usher - Jan Svankmajer 1981 part 1
The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe) - Jan Svankmajer 1981 1/2
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Alice - Něco z Alenky
Alice is a 1988 Czechoslovak film directed by Jan Švankmajer. Its original Czech title is Něco z Alenky, which means "Something from Alice". I didn't like any of the clips or trailers I saw on youtube so I made my own. Plus, all the rest where in English and that just doesn't work. So here's my little trailer to the music of Múm.
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Jan Svankmajer - 1988 - Hugh Cornwell - ANOTHER KIND OF LOVE
Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. 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. Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing. Švankmajer's trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees. A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child's perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s. Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000 <b>...</b>
Jan Svankmajer - Historia Naturae, Suita (1967)
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
Jan Svankmajer - Virile Games Pt:1 (1988)
Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. 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. Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing. Švankmajer's trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees. A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child's perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s. Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000 <b>...</b>
Jan Svankmajer - Virile Games Pt:2 (1988)
Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. 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. Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing. Švankmajer's trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees. A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child's perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s. Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000 <b>...</b>
Jan Svankmajer - Don Sanche (1969)
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