Directing
Jan Němec
Jan Němec (12 July 1936 – 18 March 2016) was a Czech filmmaker whose most important work dates from the 1960s. Film historian Peter Hames has described him as the "enfant terrible of the Czech New Wave."
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Profile
Biography
Jan Němec (12 July 1936 – 18 March 2016) was a Czech filmmaker whose most important work dates from the 1960s. Film historian Peter Hames has described him as the "enfant terrible of the Czech New Wave."
Movies
Known for
The Unbearable Lightness of Being1988 · Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague3.4ActuallyLike
Diamonds of the Night1964 · Screenplay, Director3.5
The Party and the Guests1966 · Director, Screenplay3.4
Pearls of the Deep1966 · Screenplay, Director2.9
Oratorio for Prague1968 · Self3.5
A Memory for the Present1963 · Writer, Director5.0
Killing the Devil1970 · (uncreditted)2.8
A Loaf of Bread1960 · Director, Writer3.5Cast
Cast credits
The Unbearable Lightness of Being1988 · Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague3.4ActuallyLikeOratorio for Prague1968 · Self3.5Killing the Devil1970 · (uncreditted)2.8
Searching for Ester2005 · Himself4.0
Late Night Talks with Mother2003 · Jan Němec4.0
Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History2023 · Self4.0
Necklace of Melancholy1968 · Cast4.0
Toyen2005 · Commentary (voice)3.5
Flames of Royal Love1991 · (uncredited)2.1
'681988 · Dezsö Horváth2.0
Corpus delicti1991 · Cast2.3
The Ferrari Dino Girl2009 · Cast3.0BBohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)2000 · Cast4.0NNo Entrance1960 · (segment "In Pursuit")3.1
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street2016 · Self1.4HHranice2006 · Cast3.0
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“2014 · selfAAn Occasion to Speak1966 · SelfCrew
Crew credits
Diamonds of the Night1964 · Screenplay, Director3.5The Party and the Guests1966 · Director, Screenplay3.4Pearls of the Deep1966 · Screenplay, Director2.9Oratorio for Prague1968 · Director3.5A Memory for the Present1963 · Writer, Director5.0Killing the Devil1970 · Screenplay2.8A Loaf of Bread1960 · Director, Writer3.5
Martyrs of Love1967 · Story, Screenplay, Director2.7
Metamorphosis1975 · Director, Writer3.2LLandscape of my Heart2004 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer5.0Late Night Talks with Mother2003 · Director, Music, Writer, Producer4.0Necklace of Melancholy1968 · Screenplay, Director4.0
Seven Days to Remember1968 · Cinematography3.5Toyen2005 · Director, Producer, Screenplay3.5
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut2025 · Writer3.3
Deckname Holec2016 · Story2.0DDas Rückendekolleté1975 · Director, Writer4.5TThe Day the Tree Blooms1961 · Assistant Director4.0