
Jaromil Jireš
Directing
Born: 1935-12-10 · Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
Died: 2001-10-24
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".
🎬 Movies (30)

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018
Self

Double Role
1999
Director

Učitel tance
1995
Director
Zvláštní schopnosti
1993
Muž s rakví

Helimadoe
1993
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Labyrinth
1991
Director

Antonín Dvořák
1990
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Jestřábí moudrost
1990
Screenplay
Rakovina vůle
1989
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Naděje má hluboké dno
1989
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O Háderunovi a víle Elóře
1988
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Lion with a White Mane
1987
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Extended Time
1985
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Věčný Faust
1985
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Katapult
1984
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Incomplete Eclipse
1983
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O labuti
1983
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Opera ve vinici
1982
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Payment in Kind
1980
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Escape Home
1980
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The Young Man and Moby Dick
1979
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Zápisník zmizelého
1979
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The Island of the Silver Herons
1977
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Flying Saucers Over Our Village
1977
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People from the Subway
1974
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Královský gambit
1974
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Il Divino Boemo
1974
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Kasař
1973
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And Give My Love to the Swallows
1972
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
1970
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