Jaromil Jireš

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-12-10 (66 years old)

Deathday

2001-10-24

Place of Birth

Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]

Jaromil Jireš

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".

Production

1964

The Cry

as Screenplay

1969

The Joke

as Director

1969

The Joke

as Screenplay

1966

1966

Pearls of the Deep

as Screenplay

1964

The Cry

as Director

1966

Srub

as Director

1966

Srub

as Story

1966

Srub

as Screenplay

1968

Don Juan 68

as Director

1968

Don Juan 68

as Story

1968

Don Juan 68

as Screenplay

1958

A Box of Film

as Assistant Camera

1964

1959

Uncle

as Director

1959

Uncle

as Writer

1974

1974

Královský gambit

as Screenplay

1974

1995

Učitel tance

as Director

1993

Helimadoe

as Director

1980

Payment in Kind

as Director

1983

1974

1974

Il Divino Boemo

as Screenplay

1974

Il Divino Boemo

as Director

1973

Kasař

as Story

1973

Kasař

as Screenplay

1973

Kasař

as Director

1984

Katapult

as Director

1990

1990

1980

Escape Home

as Director

1983

O labuti

as Director

1984

Katapult

as Screenplay

1985

Extended Time

as Director

1991

Labyrint

as Director

1980

Escape Home

as Screenplay

1982

Opera ve vinici

as Director

1982

Opera ve vinici

as Screenplay

1983

O labuti

as Writer

1983

Incomplete Eclipse

as Screenplay

1987

1985

Extended Time

as Screenplay

1985

1999

Double Role

as Director

1999

Double Role

as Screenplay

1979

1979

1963

1961

Footprints

as Director

1974

1964

1964

The Hall of Lost Steps

as Director of Photography

1989

Rakovina vůle

as Director

1989

Rakovina vůle

as Screenplay

1985

Věčný Faust

as Screenplay

1985

Věčný Faust

as Director

1987

1990

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Hra na krále

as Director

1993

Helimadoe

as Co-Writer

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