Jan Švankmajer Movies

  • 1964
    The Last Trick

    The Last Trick

    The Last Trick

    6.71964HD

    Two magicians, Mr. Schwarzwald and Mr. Edgar, try to outdo each other in performing elaborate magic tricks, leading to a violent ending.

    The Last Trick
  • 1971
    Jabberwocky

    Jabberwocky

    Jabberwocky

    6.51971HD

    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...

    Jabberwocky
  • 1996
    Food

    Food

    Food

    7.81996HD

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

    Food
  • 2010
    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    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...

    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
  • 1984
    The Three Veterans

    The Three Veterans

    The Three Veterans

    7.81984HD

    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...

    The Three Veterans
  • 1968
    The Flat

    The Flat

    The Flat

    7.41968HD

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

    The Flat
  • 2017
    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    62017HD

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

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
  • 1985
    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    01985HD

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
  • 2009
    Kikoe

    Kikoe

    Kikoe

    02009HD

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

    Kikoe
  • 1966
    Punch and Judy

    Punch and Judy

    Punch and Judy

    6.41966HD

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

    Punch and Judy
  • 1977
    Castle of Otranto

    Castle of Otranto

    Castle of Otranto

    6.61977HD

    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...

    Castle of Otranto
  • 1989
    Meat Love

    Meat Love

    Meat Love

    6.71989HD

    Two pieces of meat fall in love.

    Meat Love
  • 2023
    Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

    Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

    Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

    72023HD

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

    Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
  • 1970
    The Ossuary

    The Ossuary

    The Ossuary

    6.91970HD

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

    The Ossuary
  • 1991
    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    7.21991HD

    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...

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
  • 1968
    Picnic with Weismann

    Picnic with Weismann

    Picnic with Weismann

    6.21968HD

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

    Picnic with Weismann
  • 1967
    Et cetera

    Et cetera

    Et cetera

    5.81967HD

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

    Et cetera
  • 1983
    Down to the Cellar

    Down to the Cellar

    Down to the Cellar

    6.81983HD

    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.

    Down to the Cellar
  • 1986
    Scalpel, Please

    Scalpel, Please

    Scalpel, Please

    7.31986HD

    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...

    Scalpel, Please
  • 1965
    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    61965HD

    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...

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor