Jan Švankmajer Movies
- 1964
The Last Trick
The Last Trick6.71964HD
Two magicians, Mr. Schwarzwald and Mr. Edgar, try to outdo each other in performing elaborate magic tricks, leading to a violent ending.
- 1971
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky6.51971HD
In stop-motion animation, a wardrobe moves through the countryside. It arrives in a house, a child's voice recites Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky," and...
- 1996
Food
Food7.81996HD
Examines the human relationship with food by showing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- 2010
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)6.92010HD
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...
- 1984
The Three Veterans
The Three Veterans7.81984HD
It is a story of three veterans released from the army. During one night spent camping in the country they one by one wake up and meet three elvish...
- 1968
The Flat
The Flat7.41968HD
A man is trapped in a sinister flat, where nothing seems to obey the laws of nature.
- 2017
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory62017HD
A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond...
- 1985
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval01985HD
- 2009
Kikoe
Kikoe02009HD
Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as...
- 1966
Punch and Judy
Punch and Judy6.41966HD
Two puppets, Punch and Judy, do battle to the death over the custody of a live guinea pig.
- 1977
Castle of Otranto
Castle of Otranto6.61977HD
An adaptation of the 1764 work of the same name, the first Gothic novel. In this mockumentary, the amateur archaeologist Dr. Vozáb has set to...
- 1989
Meat Love
Meat Love6.71989HD
Two pieces of meat fall in love.
- 2023
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj72023HD
A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father...
- 1970
The Ossuary
The Ossuary6.91970HD
A non-narrative voyage round Sedlec Ossuary, which has been constructed from over 50,000 human skeletons (victims of the Black Death).
- 1991
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia7.21991HD
A bust of Stalin is cut open on an operating table, leading to an elaborate animated depiction of Czech history from 1948 (the Communist takeover) to...
- 1968
Picnic with Weismann
Picnic with Weismann6.21968HD
Various objects are having a sunny outing together in the nature.
- 1967
Et cetera
Et cetera5.81967HD
A small, animated figure learns how to use a whip, a pair of wings and a house.
- 1983
Down to the Cellar
Down to the Cellar6.81983HD
A little girl goes down to the basement cellar to fetch some potatoes, and finds all her hidden fears about the cellar depicted in animated form.
- 1986
Scalpel, Please
Scalpel, Please7.31986HD
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...
- 1965
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor
J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor61965HD
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...