Jaromil Jireš

Jaromil Jireš

Known for

Directing

Born

December 10, 1935

Birthplace

Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]

Died

October 24, 2001 (aged 65)

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".

Best known work

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
1970
The Joke
The Joke
1969
Pearls of the Deep
Pearls of the Deep
1966
The Cry
The Cry
1964
And Give My Love to the Swallows
And Give My Love to the Swallows
1972
The Hall of Lost Steps
The Hall of Lost Steps
1964
Učitel tance
Učitel tance
1995
Uncle
Uncle
1959
Incomplete Eclipse
Incomplete Eclipse
1983
Footprints
Footprints
1961

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Hra na krále

    Director

  2. 2018

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    as Self

  3. 2009

    Golden SixtiesTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  4. 1999

    Double Role

    Director, Screenplay

  5. 1995

    Učitel tance

    Director

  6. 1995

    GENUSTV

    Writer, Director

  7. 1993

    Zvláštní schopnosti

    as Muž s rakví

  8. 1993

    Helimadoe

    Director, Co-Writer

  9. 1991

    Labyrinth

    Director

  10. 1990

    Jestřábí moudrost

    Screenplay

  11. 1990

    Antonín Dvořák

    Director, Writer

  12. 1989

    Rakovina vůle

    Director, Screenplay

  13. 1989

    Naděje má hluboké dno

    Director

  14. 1988

    O Háderunovi a víle Elóře

    Director, Co-Writer

  15. 1987

    Lion with a White Mane

    Director, Screenplay

  16. 1985

    Věčný Faust

    Screenplay, Director

  17. 1985

    Extended Time

    Director, Screenplay, Story

  18. 1984

    Katapult

    Director, Screenplay

  19. 1983

    O labuti

    Director, Writer

  20. 1983

    Incomplete Eclipse

    Director, Screenplay

  21. 1982

    Opera ve vinici

    Director, Screenplay

  22. 1980

    Escape Home

    Director, Screenplay

  23. 1980

    Payment in Kind

    Director

  24. 1979

    The Young Man and Moby Dick

    Screenplay, Director

  25. 1979

    Zápisník zmizelého

    Director, Screenplay

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