Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 4, 1934(91)

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Also Known As

Jan Svankmajerヤン・シュヴァンクマイエル杨·史云梅耶

IMDb

Jan Švankmajer

Directing

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934) is a Czech surrealist artist and filmmaker. His work spans several media. He is known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jan Švankmajer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.