Jaromil Jireš

Jaromil Jireš

Born: December 10, 1935
Died: October 24, 2001
in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
Jaromil Jireš 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".

Movies for Jaromil Jireš...

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Title: CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Character: Self
Released: September 16, 2018
Type: Movie
An 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.
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Title: Golden Sixties
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 3, 2009
Type: TV
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.
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An Occasion to Speak
Title: An Occasion to Speak
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 1966
Type: Movie
Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.
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A Box of Film
Title: A Box of Film
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1958
Type: Movie
A film about filmmaking.