6.8
Movie
Directing
Jan Němec
- Born
- Died
- (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Credits
- 46 titles
Biography
Jan Němec (12 July 1936 – 18 March 2016) was a Czech filmmaker whose most important work dates from the 1960s. Film historian Peter Hames has described him as the "enfant terrible of the Czech New Wave."
Signature work
Known For
6.8
Movie
7.0
Movie
Diamonds of the Night
6.8
Movie
The Party and the Guests
5.8
Movie
Pearls of the Deep
5.8
Movie
Killing the Devil
5.3
Movie
Martyrs of Love
6.8
Movie
Oratorio for Prague
4.0
Movie
'68
6.4
Movie
Metamorphosis
4.1
Movie
Flames of Royal Love
2.8
Movie
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
4.0
Movie
Deckname Holec
4.5
Movie
Corpus delicti
4.7
Movie
Osení
7.0
Movie
Toyen
6.5
Movie
Povodeň
7.0
Movie
Seven Days to Remember
6.5
Movie
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut
Acting credits 20
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History Film | Self |
| 2016 | The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street Film | Self |
| 2014 | Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“ Film | self |
| 2009 | The Ferrari Dino Girl Film | |
| 2009 | Golden Sixties TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Hranice Film | |
| 2005 | Toyen Film | Commentary (voice) |
| 2005 | Searching for Ester Film | Himself |
| 2003 | Late Night Talks with Mother Film | Jan Němec |
| 2000 | Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy) Film | |
| 1991 | Corpus delicti Film | |
| 1991 | Flames of Royal Love Film | (uncredited) |
| 1988 | '68 Film | Dezsö Horváth |
| 1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being Film | Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague |
| 1982 | Horí Film | |
| 1970 | Killing the Devil Film | (uncreditted) |
| 1968 | Oratorio for Prague Film | Self |
| 1968 | Necklace of Melancholy Film | |
| 1966 | An Occasion to Speak Film | Self |
| 1960 | No Entrance Film | (segment "In Pursuit") |
Crew credits 34
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec Film | Director |
| 2026 | A Loaf of Bread Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2026 | FAMU 80 – Best of Film | Director |
| 2025 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut Film | Writer |
| 2016 | The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street Film | Writer, Director |
| 2016 | Deckname Holec Film | Story |
| 2010 | Heart Beat 3D Film | Director, Writer |
| 2009 | The Ferrari Dino Girl Film | Director, Writer |
| 2008 | Heart Above the Castle Film | Director, Screenplay, Camera Operator, Story |
| 2005 | Toyen Film | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2004 | Landscape of my Heart Film | Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer |
| 2003 | Late Night Talks with Mother Film | Director, Writer, Music, Producer, Director of Photography |
| 1996 | Code Name: Ruby Film | Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story, Still Photographer, Additional Photography |
| 1995 | GENUS TV | Director, Writer (1 ep) |
| 1993 | GEN TV | Director, Writer (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Flames of Royal Love Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1990 | The Strahov Demonstration Film | Director |
| 1975 | Metamorphosis Film | Director, Writer |
| 1975 | Das Rückendekolleté Film | Director, Writer |
| 1970 | Killing the Devil Film | Screenplay |
| 1969 | Proudy lásku odnesou Film | Story, Director, Screenplay |
| 1968 | Čas slunce a růží Film | Director |
| 1968 | Oratorio for Prague Film | Director |
| 1968 | Necklace of Melancholy Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1968 | Seven Days to Remember Film | Cinematography |
| 1967 | Martyrs of Love Film | Screenplay, Story, Director |
| 1966 | The Party and the Guests Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1966 | Pearls of the Deep Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1964 | Diamonds of the Night Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1963 | A Memory for the Present Film | Writer, Director |
| 1961 | Červnové dny Film | First Assistant Director |
| 1961 | The Day the Tree Blooms Film | Assistant Director |
| 1961 | Osení Film | Assistant Director |
| 1958 | Povodeň Film | Assistant Director |