Jan Švankmajer Movies

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

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

An in depth look at both of the Švankmajers as they work on the full length film "Little Otik".

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An eight-part animated portrait of various species, accompanied by a different style of music. The various parts are: Aquatilia (foxtrot), Hexapoda...

Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as...

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

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...