Jaromil Jireš

Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
Born1935-12-10
BirthplaceBratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]

Jaromil Jireš

Directing

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".

Filmography

Acting (4)

Production & Directing (75)

1999
Double RoleDirector
7.3
1999
Double RoleScreenplay
7.3
1995
6.3
1993
HelimadoeDirector
6.0
1993
HelimadoeCo-Writer
6.0
1991
LabyrinthDirector
8.5
1990
7.0
8.0
1990
8.0
1989
1989
Rakovina vůleScreenplay
6.0
6.0
1985
Věčný FaustScreenplay
1985
1985
7.3
1985
Extended TimeScreenplay
7.3
1985
7.3
1984
KatapultDirector
4.0
1984
KatapultScreenplay
4.0
1983
O labutiDirector
5.0
1983
O labutiWriter
5.0
1983
6.5
1983
6.5
1982
Opera ve viniciScreenplay
9.0
1982
9.0
1980
Escape HomeDirector
8.0
1980
Escape HomeScreenplay
8.0
1980
6.3
10.0
1979
10.0
4.8
4.8
1974
1974
8.0
1974
Il Divino BoemoScreenplay
8.0
1974
8.0
1973
KasařStory
1973
KasařDirector
1973
KasařScreenplay
1969
The JokeScreenplay
6.5
1969
The JokeDirector
6.5
1968
Don Juan 68Screenplay
10.0
1968
10.0
1968
Don Juan 68Director
10.0
1966
5.8
1966
5.8
1966
SrubDirector
8.0
1966
SrubStory
8.0
1966
SrubScreenplay
8.0
1964
The CryScreenplay
7.0
1964
The CryDirector
7.0
7.6
1964
The Hall of Lost StepsDirector of Photography
7.6
7.6
7.0
1961
FootprintsDirector
6.6
1959
UncleWriter
6.5
1959
UncleDirector
6.5
1958
A Box of FilmAssistant Camera
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