The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer - Volume 2 (2003)

Synopsis: Jan Svankmajer has a well-earned reputation as an innovator in the world of animation, utilizing and blending a dizzying array of sources and techniques, including stop-motion, puppets, humans, and... Jan Svankmajer has a well-earned reputation as an innovator in the world of animation, utilizing and blending a dizzying array of sources and techniques, including stop-motion, puppets, humans, and live action. Collected here are a variety of short films from the master craftsman, providing the perfect introduction into his warped, dark, dreamlike world. Amongst the titles are DIMENSIONS OF DIALOGUE, DOWN TO THE CELLAR, THE PENDULUM, THE PIT AND HOPE, MEAT LOVE, FLORA, THE DEATH OF STALINISM IN BOHEMIA, FOOD, a BBC documentary called ANIMATOR OF PRAGUE, and various Svankmajer poems. [More]

Director: Jan Svankmajer

Director: Jan Svankmajer