Jan Švankmajer Filmes

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

Frank visits his friend Josef, who introduces him to his pedigree rabbits and his wife Mary. Frank is more interested in the slightly unsettling fact...

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 man sits down to watch a football match, which seems to consist of the players being violently mutilated in various inventive ways. The players...

A psychological drama exploring the notion of the doctor as a moral authority, who within the framework of their everyday work must face questions of...

Animated drawings inspired by Leonardo da Vinci are intercut with seemingly unrelated (but in fact strangely similar) live-action scenes.

Eugene, an aging man, leads a double life - one real, the other in his dreams. He goes to see a psychoanalyst, who tries to interpret the meaning of...

"Les Chimères des Švankmajer" takes an in depth look at both of the Švankmajers as they work on the full length film "Little...

A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.

Two pieces of meat fall in love.

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...

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

A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond...

Examines the human relationship with food by showing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

In 1897, in a castle near the town of Werewolfville in the Carpithians, a slightly deranged Professor Orfanik experiments with his new inventions...

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

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

This half-hour BBC documentary offers a revealing look at Svankmajer at work on "Death of Stalinism in Bohemia," and uses excerpts from his earlier...