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."
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.4191 |
| Birthday | 1936-07-12 |
| Place of Birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Also Known As | Jan Němec Film, |
2006
Hranice
6/1
Story of a man who, at the end of the 1940s, attempted to cross the Czechoslovak border illegally like many others to escape the communist regime and...
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Hranice
2023
Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History
8/1
The unique and enigmatic journey of the writer Milan Kundera: from communist Czechoslovakia to exile in Paris, from his quest for glory to his withdra...
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Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History
1968
Oratorio for Prague
6.917/12
A unique document of the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, what began as a documentary about the liberalization of Czechoslovakia evolved into a...
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Oratorio for Prague
2014
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
0/0
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Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
1982
Horí
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Horí
1966
An Occasion to Speak
0/0
Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.
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An Occasion to Speak
2016
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
3/4
The film tells the life story of its director, Jan Nemec, one of the most known and important filmmakers of Czech New Wave.
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The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
2000
Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
8/1
A labyrinthine portrait of Czech culture on the brink of a new millennium. Egon Bondy prophesies a capitalist inferno, Jim Čert admits to collaboratin...
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Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
2005
Searching for Ester
8/2
Ester Krumbachová - a costume designer, screenwriter, director; one of the boldest personalities of the Czech New Wave. She worked in theatre, she was...
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Searching for Ester
1970
Killing the Devil
5.667/15
A lonely woman gets more than she bargained for when she begins wooing Mr Devil, an insatiable glutton who turns out to be the boyfriend from Hell.
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Killing the Devil
1988
'68
4/8
A Hungarian immigrant adjusts to life in California, as his sons venture off into their own adult lives, which often clash with his old world ideas.
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'68
2009
The Ferrari Dino Girl
6/1
It's nighttime in Prague, 21 August 1968. Soviet troops and tanks are occupying the city - random attacks, soldiers shooting, bodies lying dead on the...
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The Ferrari Dino Girl
2003
Late Night Talks with Mother
8/1
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 dialog...
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Late Night Talks with Mother
2005
Toyen
7/2
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 (...
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Toyen
1991
Corpus delicti
4.5/4
The subject of this film, which takes an analytical look at the life of all of us with an analytical eye, is the evil microbe that has slowly infiltra...
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Corpus delicti
1960
No Entrance
6.25/4
Two stories from the lives of border guards. In the story "The Pursuit", an experienced border guard and his young and inexperienced colleague follow...
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No Entrance
1988
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6.874/514
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to...
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1991
Flames of Royal Love
4.143/7
In 1992, Prague is the capital of a small kingdom. The prince is supposed to choose his bride to be at a royal ball. But to everybody's surprise, he c...
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Flames of Royal Love
1968
Necklace of Melancholy
8/1
A musical portrait of the legendary Marta Kubišová, filmed just before the August 1968 invasion restricted her artistic activities.
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