Jan Svankmajer

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Czech filmmaker and artist known for surreal stop-motion animation and experimental short and feature films.

Born 4 September 1934 in Prague. Renowned for animating the inanimate, intense sound design, and recurring motifs of food and decay.

Reviews praise Svankmajer as a master of surreal stop-motion and experimental filmmaking. Recurring motifs noted include food, decay, animated objects and unsettling sound design. Highlighted works on DeBaser: Alice (1988), Possibilità di dialogo, and ossuary.

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❝ The world is divided into two groups of different sizes… those who have never heard of Jan Švankmajer and those who have seen his works and know they have come face to face with a genius.

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