Jan Švankmajer

Jan Švankmajer

​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.

  • Popularity : 1.414
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1934-09-04
  • Place of Birth : Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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Jan Švankmajer Movies

  • 2023
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    Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

    Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj

    7 2023 HD

    A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father...

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  • 1984
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    The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

    The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

    6 1984 HD

    The original 54-minute documentary, as broadcast by Channel Four on 20 June 1984, after which the animated links by the Quay Brothers were recompiled...

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  • 2022
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    Kunstkamera

    Kunstkamera

    10 2022 HD

    The castle of Horní Staňkov. Camera enters the castle park. Approaching Kunstkamera, it stops at the emblem of Ouroboros above the entrance....

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  • 1990
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    Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague

    Jan Švankmajer: The Animator of Prague

    7 1990 HD

    This half-hour BBC documentary offers a revealing look at Svankmajer at work on "Death of Stalinism in Bohemia," and uses excerpts from his earlier...

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  • 2018
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    Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting

    Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting

    5 2018 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer

    The Magic Art of Jan Švankmajer

    1 1992 HD

    Švankmajer demonstrates the darkly humorous approach to life and politics which the Czech authorities at one time regarded as so subversive...

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  • 2017
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    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

    The Music of Zdeněk Liška

    8 2017 HD

    One of the best Czech composers of film soundtracks is often described as a genius of film scores. He was not afraid to experiment and the...

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  • 2009
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    Kikoe

    Kikoe

    1 2009 HD

    Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as...

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  • 2020
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    Alchemical Furnace

    Alchemical Furnace

    1 2020 HD

    Jan Svankmajer, at 85 years of age, is one of the most prominent artists of European cinema. His work has inspired and guided generations of...

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  • 2017
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    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    6 2017 HD

    A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond...

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  • 2001
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    Les Chimères des Švankmajer

    Les Chimères des Švankmajer

    6 2001 HD

    "Les Chimères des Švankmajer" takes an in depth look at both of the Švankmajers as they work on the full length film "Little...

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  • 2005
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    Lunacy

    Lunacy

    6.9 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    Lunacy

    Lunacy

    6.9 2005 HD

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  • 1992
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    Food

    Food

    7.8 1992 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Last Trick

    The Last Trick

    6.7 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Last Trick

    The Last Trick

    6.7 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Last Trick

    The Last Trick

    6.7 1964 HD

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  • 1989
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    Meat Love

    Meat Love

    6.737 1989 HD

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  • 1988
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    Alice

    Alice

    7.4 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Alice

    Alice

    7.4 1988 HD

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  • 1994
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    Faust

    Faust

    7.5 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    Faust

    Faust

    7.5 1994 HD

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  • 2001
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    Little Otik

    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik

    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik

    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Last Trick

    The Last Trick

    6.7 1964 HD

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  • 1965
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    A Game with Stones

    A Game with Stones

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1967
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    Et cetera

    Et cetera

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1966
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    Punch and Judy

    Punch and Judy

    6.4 1966 HD

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  • 1967
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    Historia Naturae (suita)

    Historia Naturae (suita)

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Flat

    The Flat

    7.4 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Garden

    The Garden

    7 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Picnic with Weismann

    Picnic with Weismann

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1969
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    A Quiet Week in the House

    A Quiet Week in the House

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Don Juan

    Don Juan

    6.9 1969 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Ossuary

    The Ossuary

    6.9 1970 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Jabberwocky

    Jabberwocky

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    Leonardo's Diary

    Leonardo's Diary

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1977
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    Castle of Otranto

    Castle of Otranto

    6.6 1977 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    5.6 1982 HD

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  • 1983
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    Dimensions of Dialogue

    Dimensions of Dialogue

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Virile Games

    Virile Games

    6.8 1988 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    7.6 1989 HD

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  • 2010
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    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    6.9 2010 HD

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  • 1965
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    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    J.S. Bach: Fantasia in G minor

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1996
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    Conspirators of Pleasure

    Conspirators of Pleasure

    6.9 1996 HD

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  • 1996
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    Conspirators of Pleasure

    Conspirators of Pleasure

    6.9 1996 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Conspirators of Pleasure

    Conspirators of Pleasure

    6.9 1996 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

    The Collected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

    7.6 2003 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    6.9 2010 HD

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  • 1989
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    Flora

    Flora

    6.3 1989 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    7.3 1991 HD

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  • 1983
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    Down to the Cellar

    Down to the Cellar

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1967
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    Et cetera

    Et cetera

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Et cetera

    Et cetera

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Punch and Judy

    Punch and Judy

    6.4 1966 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Punch and Judy

    Punch and Judy

    6.4 1966 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Historia Naturae (suita)

    Historia Naturae (suita)

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Historia Naturae (suita)

    Historia Naturae (suita)

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik

    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik

    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Conspirators of Pleasure

    Conspirators of Pleasure

    6.9 1996 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Garden

    The Garden

    7 1968 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love

    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love

    5.6 1988 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Flat

    The Flat

    7.4 1968 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Flat

    The Flat

    7.4 1968 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Faust

    Faust

    7.5 1994 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Faust

    Faust

    7.5 1994 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    A Quiet Week in the House

    A Quiet Week in the House

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    A Quiet Week in the House

    A Quiet Week in the House

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    A Quiet Week in the House

    A Quiet Week in the House

    6.1 1969 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    5.6 1982 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    5.6 1982 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Ossuary

    The Ossuary

    6.9 1970 HD

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  • 1970
    imgMovies

    The Ossuary

    The Ossuary

    6.9 1970 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Dimensions of Dialogue

    Dimensions of Dialogue

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Dimensions of Dialogue

    Dimensions of Dialogue

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Dimensions of Dialogue

    Dimensions of Dialogue

    7.7 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Down to the Cellar

    Down to the Cellar

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Down to the Cellar

    Down to the Cellar

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1972
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    Moje první benefice

    Moje první benefice

    1 1972 HD

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  • 2007
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    Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

    Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

    10 2007 HD

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    Kunstkamera

    Kunstkamera

    10 2022 HD

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    Kunstkamera

    Kunstkamera

    10 2022 HD

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Lunacy

    Lunacy

    6.9 2005 HD

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  • 2018
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    Insect

    Insect

    5.8 2018 HD

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Insect

    Insect

    5.8 2018 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Meat Love

    Meat Love

    6.737 1989 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Food

    Food

    7.8 1992 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Food

    Food

    7.8 1992 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Leonardo's Diary

    Leonardo's Diary

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Leonardo's Diary

    Leonardo's Diary

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Jabberwocky

    Jabberwocky

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love

    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love

    5.6 1988 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love

    Hugh Cornwell: Another Kind of Love

    5.6 1988 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Flora

    Flora

    6.3 1989 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    7.3 1991 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Food

    Food

    7.8 1992 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Don Juan

    Don Juan

    6.9 1969 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Castle of Otranto

    Castle of Otranto

    6.6 1977 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Castle of Otranto

    Castle of Otranto

    6.6 1977 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    The Pit, the Pendulum and Hope

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Down to the Cellar

    Down to the Cellar

    6.8 1983 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Historia Naturae (suita)

    Historia Naturae (suita)

    6.3 1967 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Virile Games

    Virile Games

    6.8 1988 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Virile Games

    Virile Games

    6.8 1988 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Virile Games

    Virile Games

    6.8 1988 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Flat

    The Flat

    7.4 1968 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    7.6 1989 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    7.6 1989 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    Darkness, Light, Darkness

    7.6 1989 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

    Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

    7.6 1978 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    The Ninth Heart

    The Ninth Heart

    6.273 1979 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    The Ninth Heart

    The Ninth Heart

    6.273 1979 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Alice

    Alice

    7.4 1988 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    The Three Veterans

    The Three Veterans

    7.8 1984 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

    Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

    8 1980 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

    Hodinářova svatební cesta korálovým mořem

    8 1980 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Animated Self-Portraits

    Animated Self-Portraits

    5.7 1989 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Animated Self-Portraits

    Animated Self-Portraits

    5.7 1989 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci

    Blázni, vodníci a podvodníci

    3 1981 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)

    Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)

    6 2007 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

    Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)

    6 2006 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Visitors from the Galaxy

    Visitors from the Galaxy

    4.5 1982 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

    The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians

    6.258 1981 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Ferat Vampire

    Ferat Vampire

    5.6 1982 HD

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)

    6.9 2010 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    A Game with Stones

    A Game with Stones

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Picnic with Weismann

    Picnic with Weismann

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Picnic with Weismann

    Picnic with Weismann

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Jabberwocky

    Jabberwocky

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Meat Love

    Meat Love

    6.737 1989 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Flora

    Flora

    6.3 1989 HD

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  • 1991
    imgMovies

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia

    7.3 1991 HD

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  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Alice

    Alice

    7.4 1988 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

    Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

    7.6 1978 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Scalpel, Please

    Scalpel, Please

    7.3 1986 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    The Three Veterans

    The Three Veterans

    7.8 1984 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Little Otik

    Little Otik

    7 2001 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Man and Technology

    Man and Technology

    8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Man and Technology

    Man and Technology

    8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Man and Technology

    Man and Technology

    8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Man and Technology

    Man and Technology

    8 1967 HD

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  • 2009
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    Golden Sixties

    Golden Sixties

    1 2009 HD

    Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each...

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  • 1970
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    Golden Sixties

    Golden Sixties

    7.7 1970 HD

    It's the year 2484 and the Earth is threatened by a rogue comet which could fatally change its orbit. The solution is surprising - Adam Bernau, the...

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