Jaromil Jireš

Jaromil Jireš

Known for
Directing
Born
December 10, 1935
Died
October 24, 2001 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]

Biography

Jaromil Jireš (December 10, 1935 – October 24, 2001) was a director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. His 1963 film The Cry was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave, a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional actors, and "art-cinema realism".

Known For

Filmography

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Hra na krále

Hra na krále

Movie · Director

1999
Double Role poster

Double Role

Movie · Director

1995
Učitel tance poster

Učitel tance

Movie · Director

1995
GENUS

GENUS

TV · Director · 2 eps

1993
Helimadoe poster

Helimadoe

Movie · Director

1991
Labyrinth poster

Labyrinth

Movie · Director

1990
Antonín Dvořák poster

Antonín Dvořák

Movie · Director

1989
Rakovina vůle

Rakovina vůle

Movie · Director

1989
Naděje má hluboké dno

Naděje má hluboké dno

Movie · Director

1988
O Háderunovi a víle Elóře

O Háderunovi a víle Elóře

Movie · Director

1987
Lion with a White Mane poster

Lion with a White Mane

Movie · Director

1985
Extended Time poster

Extended Time

Movie · Director

1985
Věčný Faust

Věčný Faust

Movie · Director

1984
Katapult poster

Katapult

Movie · Director

1983
Incomplete Eclipse poster

Incomplete Eclipse

Movie · Director

1983
O labuti

O labuti

Movie · Director

1982
Opera ve vinici poster

Opera ve vinici

Movie · Director

1980
Payment in Kind poster

Payment in Kind

Movie · Director

1980
Escape Home poster

Escape Home

Movie · Director

1979
Zápisník zmizelého

Zápisník zmizelého

Movie · Director

1979
The Young Man and Moby Dick poster

The Young Man and Moby Dick

Movie · Director

1977
The Island of the Silver Herons poster

The Island of the Silver Herons

Movie · Director

1977
Flying Saucers Over Our Village poster

Flying Saucers Over Our Village

Movie · Director

1974
Královský gambit

Královský gambit

Movie · Director

1974
Il Divino Boemo

Il Divino Boemo

Movie · Director

1974
People from the Subway poster

People from the Subway

Movie · Director

1973
Kasař

Kasař

Movie · Director

1972
...And Give My Love to the Swallows poster

...And Give My Love to the Swallows

Movie · Director

1970
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders poster

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Movie · Director

1969
The Joke poster

The Joke

Movie · Director

1968
Don Juan 68

Don Juan 68

Movie · Director

1966
Pearls of the Deep poster

Pearls of the Deep

Movie · Director

1966
Srub

Srub

Movie · Director

1964
The Cry poster

The Cry

Movie · Director

1964
The Hall of Lost Steps poster

The Hall of Lost Steps

Movie · Director

1963
The Dynamite Watcher poster

The Dynamite Watcher

Movie · Director

1961
Footprints

Footprints

Movie · Director

1959
Uncle poster

Uncle

Movie · Director

1957
Fever poster

Fever

Movie · Director