Jan Němec
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-07-12
Day of Death
2016-03-18 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Jan Němec
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."
Known For
Acting
(2023)
(2016)
(2014)
(2009)
(2006)
(2005)
Searching for Ester
as Himself
(2005)
Toyen
as Commentary (voice)
(2003)
Late Night Talks with Mother
as Jan Němec
(2000)
(1991)
(1991)
Flames of Royal Love
as (uncredited)
(1988)
'68
as Dezsö Horváth
(1988)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
(1982)
(1970)
Murdering the Devil
as (uncreditted)
(1968)
Oratorio for Prague
as Self
(1966)
An Occasion to Speak
as Self
(1960)
No Entrance
as (segment "In Pursuit")
Crew
(2016)
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
Writer, Director
(2016)
Deckname Holec
Story
(2010)
Heart Beat 3D
Director, Writer
(2009)
The Ferrari Dino Girl
Director, Writer
(2008)
Heart Above the Castle
Director, Screenplay, Idea, Camera Operator
(2005)
Toyen
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(2004)
Landscape of my Heart
Director
(2003)
Late Night Talks with Mother
Cinematography, Director, Writer, Music, Producer
(1996)
Code Name: Ruby
Director, Writer
(1991)
Flames of Royal Love
Director, Screenplay
(1975)
Metamorphosis
Director, Writer
(1975)
Das Rückendekolleté
Director, Writer
(1970)
Murdering the Devil
Screenplay
(1969)
Proudy lásku odnesou
Story, Director, Screenplay
(1968)
Čas slunce a růží
Director
(1968)
Oratorio for Prague
Director
(1968)
Náhrdelník melancholie
Director, Screenplay
(1968)
The Strahov Demonstration
Director
(1968)
Seven Days to Remember
Cinematography
(1967)
Martyrs of Love
Screenplay, Story, Director
(1966)
A Report on the Party and the Guests
Screenplay, Director
(1966)
Pearls of the Deep
Director, Screenplay
(1964)
Diamonds of the Night
Screenplay, Writer, Director
(1961)
Červnové dny
First Assistant Director
(1961)
The Day the Tree Blooms
Assistant Director
(1961)
Osení
Assistant Director
(1960)
A Loaf of Bread
Director, Writer
(1958)
Povodeň
Assistant Director