‘Czech Republic’ Archives
DVD Times on Jan Švankmajer
This is the first full-length online review of the BFI's new triple-disc Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films. Actually, that's a bit of an understatement - with 5,000 words spread over four pages, it must be one of the longest reviews ever posted on DVD Times. Believe me, that's not a complaint! It's officially released next Monday, but [...]
Marina Warner on Jan Švankmajer
On Saturday, The Guardian published what is by a very considerable margin the longest and most eloquent piece on Jan Švankmajer's work ever seen in the pages of a British newspaper. In the print version, Marina Warner's article occupied the double-page centre spread of the Review section, illustrated with three large stills, but the full text is [...]
Inside the Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer
If you're at a very loose end next Wednesday (13th), I'll be part of a four-strong panel discussing the work of Jan Švankmajer at BFI Southbank, along with: Suzanne Buchan, head of the Animation Research Centre at University College for the Creative Arts (her piece 'Shifting Realities: The Brothers Quay Between Live Action and Animation' is [...]