Jaromil Jireš
Director · 1935 – 2001 · Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
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".
Movies3
- MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.
- MovieDocumentary
A film about filmmaking.
Movie6.5DocumentaryAn epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaimed exponents - Closely Observed Trains director Jiří Menzel.
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018 · 2 votes
Series1
- TVDocumentary
Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each episode focuses on a different filmmaker.