Jaromil Jireš

Born: 1935-12-10

Jaromil Jireš was a director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. His 1963 film The Cry was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave, a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional actors, and "art-cinema realism".


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CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

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Released: 2018-09-16

An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around...

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