Five more shorts of astonishing virtuosity in their admixture of various forms of animation and live action, all beholden to Švankmajer’s adherence to the philosophical […]
The common link between food and aggression throughout Jan Švankmajer’s oeuvre assumes ghastly new dimensions. At the core of his nightmarish but funny fourth feature […]
The charming directorial debut of Jiří Mádl (star of The Confidant) claims instead to be the work of his film’s protagonist, intrepid 12 year old […]
Premiering as a three-part mini-series produced by the Czech branch of HBO and directed by Oscar-nominated Polish director Agnieszka Holland, this extraordinary epic begins with […]
This paranoid historical thriller is based on a true story and comes from archive material from the Nation’s Memory Institute in Bratislava. The prototype of […]
Photos and text providing insight into the surveillance practices employed by the dreaded Czechoslovakian secret police. Exhibition prepared by The Institute for the Study of […]
02 - 07 Sep, 11 am – 5 pm,
Opening Tue 02 Sep, 6 – 8 pm
Celebrating in text and images the 80th anniversary in 2014 of the birth of legendary Czech surrealist filmmaker, animator, visual and tactile artist Jan Švankmajer. […]
Dimensions of Dialogue
04 - 07 Sep, 11am - 5pm
Sculptural works by local artists forming an international dialogue with the rich themes and irresistible tactility of Jan Švankmajer’s oeuvre. A tantalising array of materials […]
