Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

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Country of Origin:  Czechoslovakia Production year: 1964 Director: Jan Švankmajer Rating: UPC [Locale]: 5-035673-006320 Running time: 5:15 (315 Min.) Casetype: Digipak, Slip Cover Format: (Color, Black & White), 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, Full Frame DVD-Format: Single-Sided, Double-Layered Released: May 28, 2007 Collection type: Owned (#708) Status: Available Purchase date: March 30, 2010 Purchase price: Hidden Review (movie): Review (video): Overview Featuring all 26 entries in the official filmography, this is the world's first complete DVD edition of the short films by the legendary Czech Surrealist filmmaker-animator Jan Svankmajer. Technically and conceptually astonishing in their own right, these films are also as remarkable for their philosophical consistency as for their frequently mind-boggling imagery. This package also includes a bonus short, Johanes Doktor Faust (1958), the longer cut of The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer (1984) with a new introduction by the Quay Brothers, the documentary Les Chimères des Svankmajer (2001), interviews with Jan and Eva Svankmajer and examples of their work in other media. There's also a chance to see some Svankmajer special effects, created when he was banned from directing his own films. A 54-page illustrated booklet includes full credits and detailed notes on each film by leading Svankmajer experts.	DVD Covers
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Genres Animation Television Special Interest Studios Production Studios:  • Ústrední pujcovna filmu  • Krátký film Praha  • Studio Jirího Trnky Media Companies:  • BFI [British Film Institute]
Audio format Other   Dolby Digital Mono Subtitles English
Discs # Description A B DS DL A DL B 1 Disc One 2 Disc Two 3 Bonus Materials
Features Bonus Trailers, Featurettes, Interviews, Bonus short: 'Johannes Doktor Faust'; 56-page Booklet
Crew  The Last Trick Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Josef Soukup .... Producer Cinematography Svatopluk Malý .... Cinematographer Film Editing Milada Sádková .... Film Editor Music Zdenek Šikola .... Composer Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  J.S.Bach - Fantasy in G Minor Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Zdenek Novák .... Producer Cinematography Svatopluk Malý .... Cinematographer Film Editing Milada Sádková .... Film Editor Art Jan Švankmajer .... Production Designer  A Game with Stones Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production A. Hans Puluj .... Producer Cinematography Peter Puluj .... Cinematographer  Punch and Judy Direction J. Švankmajer .... Director Writing J. Švankmajer .... Writer Production J. Vanek .... Producer E. Kmínková .... Producer Cinematography J. Šafár .... Cinematographer Film Editing H. Lebdušková .... Film Editor H. Walachová .... Film Editor Music Z. Liška .... Composer Art J. Švankmajer .... Art Director  Et Cetera Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Jirí Vanek .... Producer Cinematography J. Šafár .... Cinematographer Film Editing H. Lebdušková .... Film Editor Music Zd. Liška .... Composer Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  Historia Naturae (Suita) Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Antonín Vanek .... Producer Cinematography Zdenek Šibrava .... Cinematographer Film Editing Milada Sádková .... Film Editor Music Zdenek Liška .... Composer Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  The Garden Direction J. Švankmajer .... Director Writing I. Kraus .... Original Material By J. Švankmajer .... Screenwriter Cinematography Sv. Malý .... Cinematographer Film Editing M. Sádková .... Film Editor Sound J. Kindermann .... Sound Art E. Švankmajerová .... Costume Designer  The Flat Direction J. Švankmajer .... Director Writing J. Švankmajer .... Writer Production J. Vanek .... Producer E. Kmínková .... Producer Cinematography S. Malý .... Cinematographer Film Editing H. Walachová .... Film Editor Music Z. Liška .... Composer  Picnic with Weissmann Direction J. Švankmajer .... Director Writing J. Švankmajer .... Screenwriter Production A. H. Puluj .... Producer Cinematography P. Puluj .... Cinematographer  A Quiet Week in the House Direction J. Švankmajer .... Director Writing J. Švankmajer .... Writer Production J. Vanek .... Producer E. Kmínková .... Producer Cinematography S. Malý .... Cinematographer K. Suzan .... Cinematographer Film Editing H. Lebdušková .... Film Editor Art J. Švankmajer .... Art Director  Don Juan Direction J. Švankmajer .... Director Writing J. Švankmajer .... Screenwriter Production J. Soukup .... Producer Cinematography S. Malý .... Cinematographer Film Editing M. Sádková .... Film Editor Music Zd. Liška .... Composer Art J. Švankmajer .... Art Director  The Ossuary Direction J. Švankmajer .... Director Writing J. Švankmajer .... Writer Production J. Soukup .... Producer Cinematography Sv. Malý .... Cinematographer Film Editing M. Sádková .... Film Editor Music Z. Liška .... Composer  Jabberwocky Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Screenwriter Cinematography B. Baromykin .... Cinematographer Film Editing H. Lebdušková .... Film Editor Music Z. Liška .... Composer Art Jan Švankmajer .... Production Designer  Leonardo's Diary Direction J. Švankmajer .... Director Writing J. Švankmajer .... Screenwriter Production J. Vanek .... Producer Cinematography J. Šafár .... Cinematographer Film Editing H. Lebdušková .... Film Editor Music Z. Liška .... Composer Art V. Kladiva .... Art Director  The Castle of Otranto Direction J. Švankmajer .... Director Writing Horace Walpole .... Original Material By J. Švankmajer .... Screenwriter Production M. Šíchová .... Producer Cinematography J. Šafár .... Cinematographer Film Editing H. Lebdušková .... Film Editor Music Z. Liška .... Composer Art J. Švankmajer .... Art Director  The Fall fo the House of Usher Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Edgar Allan Poe .... Original Material By Jan Švankmajer .... Screenwriter Production Viktor Mayer .... Producer Cinematography Míla Špála .... Cinematographer Film Editing Helena Lebdušková .... Film Editor Music Jan Klusák .... Composer Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  Dimensions of Dialogue Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Klára Stoklasová .... Producer Cinematography Vladimír Malík .... Cinematographer Film Editing Helena Lebdušková .... Film Editor Music Jan Klusák .... Composer Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  Down to the Cellar Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Eduard Galbavý .... Executive Producer Cinematography Juraj Galvánek .... Cinematographer Film Editing Peter Benovský .... Film Editor Sound Ing. Ivo Špalj .... Sound Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing E.A.Poe .... Original Material By V. de l'Isle-Adam .... Original Material By Jan Švankmajer .... Screenwriter Production M.Kubricht .... Producer K.Stoklasová .... Producer Cinematography Miloslav Špála .... Cinematographer Film Editing Helena Lebdušková .... Film Editor Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  Virile Games Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Vera Šašková .... Producer Cinematography Miloslav Špála .... Cinematographer Film Editing Vera Benešová .... Film Editor Sound Ing. Ivo Špalj .... Sound Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  Another Kind of Love Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Jaromír Kallista .... Producer Cinematography Svatopluk Malý .... Cinematographer Film Editing Marie Zemanová .... Film Editor Music Hugh Cornwell .... Song Writer Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  Meat Love Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Jaromír Kallista .... Producer Cinematography Svatopluk Malý .... Cinematographer Film Editing Marie Zemanová .... Film Editor Sound ing. Ivo Špalj .... Sound Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director Veronika Hrubá .... Art Director Svetlana Glaserová .... Art Director  Darkness-Light-Darkness Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Alena Detáková .... Producer Cinematography Miloslav Špála .... Cinematographer Film Editing Vera Benešová .... Film Editor Sound ing. Ivo Špalj .... Sound Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  Flora Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Jaromír Kallista .... Producer Cinematography Svatopluk Malý .... Cinematographer Film Editing Marie Zemanová .... Film Editor Art Jan Švankmajer .... Art Director  The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Keith Griffiths .... Executive Producer Michael Havas .... Executive Producer Jaromír Kallista .... Producer Cinematography Svatopluk Malý .... Director of Photography Film Editing Marie Zemanová .... Film Editor Sound Ivo Špalj .... Sound Art Jan Švankmajer .... Production Designer  Food Direction Jan Švankmajer .... Director Writing Jan Švankmajer .... Writer Production Jaromír Kallista .... Producer Keith Griffiths .... Executive Producer Michael Havas .... Executive Producer Cinematography Martin Procházka .... Cinematographer Svatopluk Malý .... Director of Photography Film Editing Marie Zemanová .... Film Editor Sound ing. Ivo Špalj .... Sound Art Jirí Budín .... Make-up Artist Jan Švankmajer .... Production Designer
Cast  The Last Trick J. Procházka J. Herz B. Vrbecká E. Švankmajerová J. Jakoubek K. Rehorek  J.S.Bach - Fantasy in G Minor Jirí Ropek .... Organ player  Punch and Judy J. Procházka N. Munzarová B. Šrámek  The Garden J. Hálek L. Kopriva M. Myslíková V. Borovicka F. Husák  The Flat I. Kraus J. Herz  A Quiet Week in the House V. Borovicka  Don Juan Fr. Filipovský .... (voice) V. Kuschmitz M. Krajník J. Podsedník M. Volková  The Castle of Otranto Miloš Frýba .... Miloš Frýba Jaroslav Vozáb .... Jaroslav Vozáb  The Fall fo the House of Usher Petr Cepek .... Povídku cte (voice)  Down to the Cellar Monika Belo-Cabanová Olga Vronská Alexander Letko  The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope Jan Žácek  Virile Games Miroslav Kuchar  Another Kind of Love Hugh Cornwell  Food Ludvík Šváb Josef Fiala Bedrich Glaser Jan Kraus Pavel Marek Jaromír Kallista Karel Hamr Marie Zemanová David Lhoták Václav Livora