JAN ŠVANKMAJER
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The Czech artist and filmmaker Jan Švankmajer is known around the world above all for his surrealist works. In this brief documentary, however, he allows us to share in a private moment – namely, life after the death of his wife and long-time collaborator Eva. Through philosophical and biographical anecdotes, this short film invites the viewer to empathise and have fun. That has as much to do with the striking black-and-white visuals as it does with the warm, jovial presence of Jan Švankmajer himself.
CZE 2018 / 6 min
Language: Czech
Director: Petr Michal, Vojtěch Adalbert Dvořák
- Screenplay: Petr Michal, Vojtěch Dvořák
- Cinematographer: Vojtěch Dvořák
- Editor: Mariana Kozáková
- Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Sound: Šimon Herrmann
- Production Company: FAMU - Film & TV School of the Academy of the Performing Arts
The Czech artist and filmmaker Jan Švankmajer is known around the world above all for his surrealist works. In this brief documentary, however, he allows us to share in a private moment – namely, life after the death of his wife and long-time collaborator Eva. Through philosophical and biographical anecdotes, this short film invites the viewer to empathise and have fun. That has as much to do with the striking black-and-white visuals as it does with the warm, jovial presence of Jan Švankmajer himself.
- Screenplay: Petr Michal, Vojtěch Dvořák
- Cinematographer: Vojtěch Dvořák
- Editor: Mariana Kozáková
- Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Sound: Šimon Herrmann
- Production Company: FAMU - Film & TV School of the Academy of the Performing Arts