Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer is a surrealist artist, most well-known from his animated films. He made several short films in his long carrier, and quite a few feature length ones. His work is definitely something that should be seen rather than described. He has interpreted many a famous literary work, including those of Poe, Goethe and Carroll, while he himself influenced such film makers as Tim Burton or Terry Gilliam. "Zamilované maso" (Meat Love, 1988) is a visual allegory of a love affair that comes to a fast and hopefully tasty conclusion... "Možnosti dialogu" (Dimensions of Dialogue, 1982) discovers the (dys)functions of various types of dialogue, including the exhausting, the passionate and the factual. It is difficult to choose out of so many shorts, so I will leave it at that for now...

Jan Svankmajer - Dimensions of dialogue von popefucker