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Svankmajer, Jan
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Aspects of his animation, filmmaking, poetry, and visual arts.
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Jan Svankmajer: Alchemist of the Surreal GENERAL Introduction Biography Interviews Books/Videos Gambra Gallery Contacts Technical Notes Credits Links VISUAL TACTILE ART English Index Czech Index Drawings/Collages Etchings/Aquatints Sculptures Ceramics Puppets/Masks Tactile Art FILMS Filmography Feature Films Shorts (1964-72) Shorts (1979-92) TEXTS...Review of short films made before the collapse of Communism in Czechoslovakia.
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Jan Svankmajer Short Films Svankmajer is best known for his four features, Alice, Faust, Conspirators Of Pleasure and Little Otik. It is a too-well-kept secret that, between 1964 and 1990, he also produced 24 short films, only concentrating on...Biography and filmography with source notes.
http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/FINE/juhde/jusva941.htm
American Cinematheque presentations and short biography.
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Svankmajer Presented in association with the Czech Center, New York. In the old magicians’ books, they say that if we wish to exorcise a demon or a ghost, then we have to give them a name…...Lists books, articles, interviews, reviews, and related articles.
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Jan Svankmajer: Bibliography This bibliography comprises several sections: books articles by Svankmajer exhibition catalogues/festival programmes interviews with Svankmajer film reviews articles about Svankmajer related articles (see below) documentaries Related Articles The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer Prague's Alchemist of...Review from the Slavic Research Center of The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia film, an overview of his country's history after the Second World War.
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The Wager of a Militant Surrealist On Jan Svankmajer's The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia As these titles plainly demonstrate, it is the most political of all his films, attempting an overview of his country's history after the Second World War. It is commonly believed that overt political comment within...Stop motion innovator stills and Quicktime movies.
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The Jan Svankmajer Home Page Czechoslovak animator extraordinaire, Jan has been making intensely bizarre films since the mid 60s. Most of his work is a mix between 3-D stop-motion animation, puppets and live-action, but it can involve any mix of...