As Director, As Writer
Double Role
1999
7.0
Jaromil Jireš
Directing
Birth Date
December 10, 1935
Place of Birth
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
Date of Death
October 24, 2001
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".
Complete Filmography
As Director
Helimadoe
1993
5.0
As Director, As Writer
Lion with a White Mane
1987
5.0
As Director, As Writer
Katapult
1984
2.0
As Director, As Writer
Incomplete Eclipse
1983
6.0
As Director, As Writer
Escape Home
1980
6.0
As Director
Payment in Kind
1980
5.3
As Director
The Island of the Silver Herons
1977
5.0
As Director, As Writer
People from the Subway
1974
3.5
As Director, As Writer
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
1970
7.0
As Director, As Writer
The Joke
1969
6.5
As Director, As Writer
Pearls of the Deep
1966
6.0
As Director, As Writer
The Cry
1964
6.9