Jaromil Jireš
Directing
- Born
- December 10, 1935 · Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
- Died
- October 24, 2001 (age 65)
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".
Known for
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
October 16, 1970
The Joke
February 28, 1969
Pearls of the Deep
January 7, 1966
The Cry
February 14, 1964
And Give My Love to the Swallows
May 26, 1972
The Hall of Lost Steps
February 14, 1964
Učitel tance
January 26, 1995
Uncle
January 1, 1959
Incomplete Eclipse
March 1, 1983
People from the Subway
May 17, 1974
Helimadoe
April 8, 1993
Payment in Kind
February 26, 1980
Behind the camera39
- 1999Double Role Director, Screenplay
- 1995Učitel tance Director
- 1993Helimadoe Director, Co-Writer
- 1991Labyrinth Director
- 1990Jestřábí moudrost Screenplay
- 1990Antonín Dvořák Writer, Director
- 1989Rakovina vůle Director, Screenplay
- 1989Naděje má hluboké dno Director
- 1988O Háderunovi a víle Elóře Director, Co-Writer
- 1987Lion with a White Mane