Jan Švankmajer
Film director · 2 films (1988–1994)
Jan Švankmajer is a director whose work here spans Alice (1988) to Faust (1994), across animation and fantasy. 2 of those films were photographed by Svatopluk Malý. The work runs close — 43% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 21% library-wide. All 124 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan Švankmajer is a Czech surrealist artist and filmmaker.
Born 4 September 1934 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Directing style
Švankmajer constructs an ominous, tense atmosphere by staging interior night scenes at eye-level, relying primarily on practical fixtures and candlelight to carve shapes out of a stark black-and-white color palette. He balances his compositions almost equally between shallow and deep depth of field, framing the action through a mix of medium shots and tight closeups that emphasize physical textures. The visual tone is grounded in deep charcoals, muted earth tones, and oxidized reds, which reinforce the unsettling, surreal qualities of his dark fantasy and horror narratives.
Films directed by Jan Švankmajer
About Jan Švankmajer
When was Jan Švankmajer born?
Jan Švankmajer was born on 4 September 1934 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic].
What films has Jan Švankmajer directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: Alice (1988) and Faust (1994).
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All 124 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Jan Švankmajer — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.