Directing
Jan Švankmajer
- Titles
- 58movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1964 to 2022, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 39titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Alice85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Absurdist Humor6.6average 2.0
- Uncanny7.0average 2.5
- Fantasy4.3average 1.7
- Dark Humor5.0average 2.8
- Wonder5.4average 3.4
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Scare3.9average 2.6
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.4
- Family Dynamics2.1, average 4.8
- Crime1.2, average 3.7
- Romance1.7, average 3.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Psychological Horror 5
- Stop-Motion 4
- Stop-Motion Animation 4
- Unsettling Atmosphere 4
- Experimental Film 3
- Avant-Garde 3
- Darkly Humorous 3
- Historical Context 3
- Absurdist Humor 3
- Psychological Exploration 2
- Visually Striking 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- SSvatopluk MalýCinematographerAlice, Faust, A Quiet Week in the House, The Garden, Don Juan, +8 more
- MMarie ZemanováActorLittle Otik, Alice, Faust, Conspirators of Pleasure, Surviving Life (Theory and Practice), +5 more
- HHelena LebduškováEditorThe Fall of the House of Usher, Castle of Otranto, Dimensions of Dialogue, The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope, A Quiet Week in the House, +4 more
Zdeněk LiškaComposerCastle of Otranto, Jabberwocky, Don Juan, The Ossuary, Natural History Suite, +4 more- MMilada SádkováEditorThe Garden, Don Juan, The Ossuary, J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor, The Last Trick, +1 more
- MMiloslav ŠpálaCinematographerThe Fall of the House of Usher, Conspirators of Pleasure, Virile Games, The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope, Darkness, Light, Darkness
Pavel NovýActorLittle Otik, Conspirators of Pleasure, Surviving Life (Theory and Practice), Lunacy- JJuraj GalvánekCinematographerLittle Otik, Surviving Life (Theory and Practice), Lunacy, Down to the Cellar
- JJiří ŠafářCinematographerCastle of Otranto, Punch and Judy, Leonardo's Diary, Et cetera
Petr ČepekActorThe Fall of the House of Usher, Faust
Jiří LábusActorConspirators of Pleasure, Insect- VVáclav BorovičkaActorA Quiet Week in the House, The Garden
Movies and TV shows
502020s
1 title
Writer, Director
2010s
2 titles · average score 64
Art Direction, Screenplay
Production Design, Director
2000s
6 titles · average score 74
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
1990s
5 titles · average score 77
Art Direction, Story
Director, Production Design
Director, Story
Art Direction, Director
Story, Director
1980s
17 titles · average score 67
Art Direction, Director
Director, Writer
Art Direction, Writer
Production Design, Director
Art Direction, Screenplay
Animation, Art Direction
Art Direction, Director
Screenplay, Director
Art Direction, Director
Screenplay, Director
Special Props
Art Direction
1970s
7 titles · average score 68
Art Direction, Title Designer
Animation, Art Designer
Story, Director
Story, Director
Art Direction
Director, Art Direction
Story, Director
1960s
12 titles · average score 67
Screenplay, Story
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Director, Writer
Art Direction, Story
Art Direction, Director
Writer, Producer
Director, Art Direction
Writer, Director
Art Direction, Screenplay
Director, Art Direction