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Jaromil Jireš

Directing

Jaromil Jireš

Born
Died
(aged 65)
Birthplace
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
Credits
45 titles

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".

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 5

YearTitleRole
2018 CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel Film Self
2009 Golden Sixties TV Self (archive footage) (1 ep)
1993 Zvláštní schopnosti Film Muž s rakví
1966 An Occasion to Speak Film Self
1958 A Box of Film Film Self

Crew credits 41

YearTitleJob
TBA Hra na krále Film Director
1999 Double Role Film Director, Screenplay
1995 Učitel tance Film Director
1995 GENUS TV Writer, Director (2 ep)
1993 Helimadoe Film Director, Co-Writer
1991 Labyrinth Film Director
1990 Jestřábí moudrost Film Screenplay
1990 Antonín Dvořák Film Writer, Director
1989 Rakovina vůle Film Director, Screenplay
1989 Naděje má hluboké dno Film Director
1988 O Háderunovi a víle Elóře Film Director, Co-Writer
1987 Lion with a White Mane Film Director, Screenplay
1985 Věčný Faust Film Screenplay, Director
1985 Extended Time Film Director, Screenplay, Story
1984 Katapult Film Director, Screenplay
1983 O labuti Film Director, Writer
1983 Incomplete Eclipse Film Director, Screenplay
1982 Opera ve vinici Film Screenplay, Director
1980 Escape Home Film Director, Screenplay
1980 Payment in Kind Film Director
1979 The Young Man and Moby Dick Film Screenplay, Director
1979 Zápisník zmizelého Film Director, Screenplay
1977 Flying Saucers Over Our Village Film Director, Screenplay
1977 The Island of the Silver Herons Film Director
1974 People from the Subway Film Screenplay, Director
1974 Královský gambit Film Screenplay, Director
1974 Il Divino Boemo Film Story, Screenplay, Director
1973 Kasař Film Story, Director, Screenplay
1972 And Give My Love to the Swallows Film Director, Screenplay, Story
1970 Valerie and Her Week of Wonders Film Screenplay, Director
1969 The Joke Film Screenplay, Director
1968 Don Juan 68 Film Screenplay, Story, Director
1966 Pearls of the Deep Film Screenplay, Director
1966 Srub Film Director, Story, Screenplay
1964 The Cry Film Screenplay, Director
1964 The Hall of Lost Steps Film Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay
1963 The Dynamite Watcher Film Director
1961 Footprints Film Director
1959 Uncle Film Writer, Director
1958 A Box of Film Film Assistant Camera
1957 Fever Film Director
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