Jan Němec
Known for Directing · 20 credits
- Born
- 1936-07-12
- Died
- 2016-03-18
- Place of birth
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Also known as
- Jan Němec Film
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
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Golden Sixties
2009
as Self
An Occasion to Speak
1966
as Self
Searching for Ester
2005
as Himself
Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
2000
'68
1988
as Dezsö Horváth
TV Shows (1)
Movies (19)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
An Occasion to Speak
1966
as Self
Searching for Ester
2005
as Himself
Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
2000
'68
1988
as Dezsö Horváth
Flames of Royal Love
1991
as (uncredited)
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
2016
as Self
Late Night Talks with Mother
2003
as Jan Němec
Hranice
2006
Killing the Devil
1970
as (uncreditted)
Horí
1982
Oratorio for Prague
1968
as Self
Toyen
2005
as Commentary (voice)
Corpus delicti
1991
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
2014
as self
No Entrance
1960
as (segment "In Pursuit")
The Ferrari Dino Girl
2009
Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History
2023
as Self
Necklace of Melancholy
1968
About 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." With 20 credits spanning from 1960 to 2023, Jan Němec has appeared in 19 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Jan Němec Movies
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) — as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
- An Occasion to Speak (1966) — as Self
- Searching for Ester (2005) — as Himself
- Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy) (2000)
- '68 (1988) — as Dezsö Horváth
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