Jan Švankmajer: Animation Shorts II

I am a great admirer of Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer. I wish not to put a label to his work, but very often the tag ‘surrealism’ comes into play in describing his ‘super-real’ and very often, irreverent and thematically dark animation. Living and practicing his film craft throughout in his native Prague in the Czech Republic, Švankmajer’s vision of the world is uncoloured by chewing gum commercial imperatives. Which is, a good thing. Take a look.

clip from "Etcetera"

1. Et Cetera. (1966)

Дон Жуан - Don Šajn (1969)

2. Don Juan. (1970)

【Jan Švankmajer】陥し穴と振り子 Kyvadlo, jáma a naděje （1983年、The Pendulum ）

3. The Pendulum, Pit and Hope (1983)

【Jan Švankmajer】対話の可能性 Možnosti dialogu （1982年、Dimensions of Dialogue）

4. Dimensions of Dialogue. (1982)

【Jan Švankmajer】地下室の怪 Do pivnice （1982年、Down to the Cellar ）

5. Down to the Cellar. (1983)

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hilda
hilda
12 years ago

wud lv to get an insight into his production processes…

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J Prew
J Prew
12 years ago

A master, undoubtedly. Many of us would not dare to put on screen what he does with such brilliance….!!

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Debra
Debra
12 years ago

He is too radical for commercial tv, never seen these aired anywhere.

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vishal
vishal
12 years ago

his claywork is very very impressive! i like the fact that keeps it as clay, instead of painting/coloring over

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artist
artist
12 years ago

eye openers, literally.

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GN
GN
12 years ago

I would to take a peek inside his mind! and maybe borrow some…!

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Rupert E
Rupert E
12 years ago

Jan is a much neglected genius,,,,,, glad someone is putting him up front.

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Y Ahmed
Y Ahmed
12 years ago

Somehwhere with these kind of movies, its important not to seek meaning but rather let the movie speak to you afterwards, if you know what I mean.

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natarajan
natarajan
12 years ago

Dimensions of Dialogue! :)

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sumaira
sumaira
12 years ago

i saw one of these much earlier, and now i know the director…dimensions of dialog is very brilliant. ty for all these wonderful shares…

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Sujata G
Sujata G
12 years ago

Obviously a very very talented man.

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AP
AP
12 years ago

will do anything to get a master class from d master. :)

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Julian R
Julian R
12 years ago

I seriously think Dimensions of Dialogue is one of the greatest movies ever made.

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greentintedsixtiesmind
greentintedsixtiesmind
12 years ago

wow this is quite a JS collections – thanks man.

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Chiba
Chiba
12 years ago

inventive and brilliant!

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Tzvetan
Tzvetan
12 years ago

DOD. Blew of mind.

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