Jaromil Jireš

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".

Known For

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

All Movies (4)

• CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel2018 · as Self
• Zvláštní schopnosti1993 · as Muž s rakví
• An Occasion to Speak1966 · as Self
• A Box of Film1958 · as Self

All TV Shows (1)

• Golden Sixties2009 · as Self (archive footage)