Jan Svankmajer
The Complete Short Films
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Original format 16mm
Year 1964-1992
Language(s) English, French
Artist(s) Jan Svankmajer
Subtitles French, English
Running time 462 min
Films
THE LAST TRICK (1964)
J S BACH - FANTASY IN G MINOR (1965)
A GAME WITH STONES (1965)
PUNCH AND JUDY (1966)
ET CETERA (1966)
HISTORIA NATURAE, SUITA (1967)
THE GARDEN (1968)
THE FLAT (1968)
PICNIC WITH WEISSMANN (1968)
A QUIET WEEK IN THE HOUSE (1969)
DON JUAN (1969)
THE OSSUARY (1970)
JABBERWOCKY (1971)
LEONARDO'S DIARY (1972)
THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO (1979)
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1980)
DIMENSIONS OF DIALOGUE (1982)
DOWN TO THE CELLAR (1983)
THE PENDULUM, THE PIT AND HOPE (1983)
VIRILE GAMES (1988)
ANOTHER KIND OF LOVE (1988)
MEAT LOVE (1988)
DARKNESS - LIGHT - DARKNESS (1989)
FLORA (1989)
THE DEATH OF STALINISM IN BOHEMIA (1990)
FOOD (1992)
JOHANES DOKTOR FAUST (EMIL RADOK, 1958)
NICK CARTER IN PRAGUE (OLDRICH LIPSK, 1977 extracts)
THE CABINET OF JAN SVANKMAJER (KEITH GRIFFITHS, 1984)
LES CHIMRES DES SVANKMAJER (BERTRAND SCHMITT/MICHEL LECLERC, 2001)
CZECH TV INTERVIEW (2001)
LUNACY TRAILER (2005)
Description
Drawing from a tradition of surrealism rooted in the capital of magic and alchemy, Prague, Jan Švankmajer uses an extensive range of techniques blending live action, puppet theatre, stop-motion, drawn animation, claymation, cut-outs, re-edited archives, and montage. This collection spans nearly 30 years, from The Last Trick (1964) to Food (1992). All the classics are included — Punch and Judy, The Flat, Jabberwocky, Dimensions of Dialogue, Down to the Cellar as well as both versions of The Ossuary, not to mention numerous British video premieres.