Jan Svankmajer: the complete short films / videorecording
- BFI, 1964.
- 3 DVDs, booklet
- 313 min.
Disc One: Early Shorts 1964 – 72
The Last Trick, (1964, 11:18)
J.S. Bach – Fantasy in G Minor, (1965, 9:25)
A Game With Stones, (1965, 8:36)
Punch & Judy, (1966, 9:54)
Et Cetera, (1966, 6:58)
Historia Naturae, Suita, (1967, 8:38)
The Garden, (1968, 16:08)
The Flat, (1968, 12:34)
Picnic With Weissman, (1968, 10:39)
A Quiet Week In The House, (1969, 19:10)
Don Juan, (1969, 31:19)
The Ossuary, (1970, 10:04)
Jabberwocky, (1971, 13:20)
Leonardo’s Diary, (1972, 11:15) Disc Two: Late Shorts 1979 – 92
The Castle of Otrano (1979, 17:13)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1980, 15:02)
Dimensions of Dialogue (1982, 11:18)
Down to the Cellar (1983, 14:44)
The Pendulum, The Pit and Hope (1983, 14:20)
Virile Games (1988, 14:01)
Another Kind of Love (1988, 3:36)
Meat Love (1988, 1:07)
Darkness, Light, Darkness (1989, 7:13)
Flora (1989, 0:31)
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (1990, 9:23)
Food (1992, 16:22) Disc Three :Extras
The extra features on Disc Three give a broader view of Jan Švankmajer’s work, showing early puppet film work, excerpts from a project undertaken in the years he was not making his own films, as well as documentaries and interviews. The 54-page booklet is also invaluable in presenting an overview of the director’s work, with detailed examination of each of the individual short films and documentaries.
English subtitles are present where required – often in films that have a narrator – and they are optional. Extra features, documentaries and interviews are also all fully subtitled.
Animation--Fantasy --Comedy
Disc One: Early Shorts 1964 – 72
The Last Trick, (1964, 11:18)
J.S. Bach – Fantasy in G Minor, (1965, 9:25)
A Game With Stones, (1965, 8:36)
Punch & Judy, (1966, 9:54)
Et Cetera, (1966, 6:58)
Historia Naturae, Suita, (1967, 8:38)
The Garden, (1968, 16:08)
The Flat, (1968, 12:34)
Picnic With Weissman, (1968, 10:39)
A Quiet Week In The House, (1969, 19:10)
Don Juan, (1969, 31:19)
The Ossuary, (1970, 10:04)
Jabberwocky, (1971, 13:20)
Leonardo’s Diary, (1972, 11:15) Disc Two: Late Shorts 1979 – 92
The Castle of Otrano (1979, 17:13)
The Fall of the House of Usher (1980, 15:02)
Dimensions of Dialogue (1982, 11:18)
Down to the Cellar (1983, 14:44)
The Pendulum, The Pit and Hope (1983, 14:20)
Virile Games (1988, 14:01)
Another Kind of Love (1988, 3:36)
Meat Love (1988, 1:07)
Darkness, Light, Darkness (1989, 7:13)
Flora (1989, 0:31)
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia (1990, 9:23)
Food (1992, 16:22) Disc Three :Extras
The extra features on Disc Three give a broader view of Jan Švankmajer’s work, showing early puppet film work, excerpts from a project undertaken in the years he was not making his own films, as well as documentaries and interviews. The 54-page booklet is also invaluable in presenting an overview of the director’s work, with detailed examination of each of the individual short films and documentaries.
English subtitles are present where required – often in films that have a narrator – and they are optional. Extra features, documentaries and interviews are also all fully subtitled.
Animation--Fantasy --Comedy