---
title: 'Surviving Life (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jan Švankmajer'
released: '2010-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'Slovakia'
  - 'Czech Republic'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/surviving-life-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1352765/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Surviving Life (2010)

2010 · 109 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Horror, Mystery · Slovakia, Czech Republic


## Synopsis

Surviving Life is a 2010 Czech comedy film by Jan Švankmajer, starring Václav Helšus, Klára Issová and Zuzana Kronerová. The film uses a mix of cutout animation from photographs and live-action segments, and tells the story of a married man who lives a double life in his dreams, where he meets another woman. It premiered out of competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jan Švankmajer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-svankmajer)
- **Screenplay:** [Jan Švankmajer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-svankmajer)
- **Producer:** [Jaromír Kallista](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaromir-kallista)
- **Director of Photography:** [Juraj Galvánek](https://cinepixo.com/people/juraj-galvanek), [Jan Růžička](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-ruzicka)
- **Editor:** [Evženie Brabcová](https://cinepixo.com/people/evzenie-brabcova), [Marie Zemanová](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-zemanova)

## Cast

- [Jakub Hubert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakub-hubert)
- [Jakub Frydrych](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakub-frydrych)
- [Václav Helšus](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaclav-helsus)
- [Johana Krtičková](https://cinepixo.com/people/johana-krtickova)
- [Jan Švankmajer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-svankmajer)
- [Karel Brožek](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-brozek)
- [Emília Došeková](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilia-dosekova)
- [Zuzana Kronerová](https://cinepixo.com/people/zuzana-kronerova)
- [Pavel Nový](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-novy)
- [Miroslav Vrba](https://cinepixo.com/people/miroslav-vrba)
- [Jiří Zapletal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-zapletal)
- [Klára Issová](https://cinepixo.com/people/klara-issova)
- [Daniela Bakerová](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniela-bakerova)
- [Zdeněk Košata](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-kosata)
- [Jana Oľhová](https://cinepixo.com/people/jana-olhova)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/surviving-life-2010
Film facts: Wikidata (Q3501418); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.