Jan Němec
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Known For:Directing
Birthday:1936-07-12
Place of Birth:Prague, Czechoslovakia
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Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History (2023)
The unique and enigmatic journey of the writer Milan Kundera: from communist Czechoslovakia to exile in Paris, from his quest for glory to his...

Oratorio for Prague (1968)
Filmmaker Jan Nemec and his crew risked their lives to create this historic documentary account of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The...

Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“ (2014)

An Occasion to Speak (1966)
Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street (2016)
The film tells the life story of its director, Jan Nemec, one of the most known and important filmmakers of Czech New Wave.

Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy) (2000)
A labyrinthine portrait of Czech culture on the brink of a new millennium. Egon Bondy prophesies a capitalist inferno, Jim Čert admits to...

Searching for Ester (2005)
Ester Krumbachová - a costume designer, screenwriter, director; one of the boldest personalities of the Czech New Wave. She worked in theatre,...

Murdering the Devil (1970)
Comedy with fairy-tale touches, about Kate, who wants to marry, and Mr. Devil, who is not interested in the heart or soul of this passionate and...

'68 (1988)
'68 covers exactly one year (January 1st through December 31st) in the lives of Zoltan Szabo and his family, Hungarian immigrants, working hard to...

The Ferrari Dino Girl (2009)
It's nighttime in Prague, 21 August 1968. Soviet troops and tanks are occupying the city - random attacks, soldiers shooting, bodies lying dead on...

Late Night Talks with Mother (2003)
Taking a cue from Franz Kafka's "Letter to My Father," this highly personal film follows Czech director Jan Nemec as he attempts to engage in a...

Toyen (2005)
Jan Nemec, a leading filmmaker of the Czech New Wave, creates an original portrait of one of the most provocative artists of the 20th century: Toyen...

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised...

A Report on the Party and the Guests (1966)

A Report on the Party and the Guests (1966)

Golden Sixties (2009)
Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each...