Jan Němec
Known for

Directing

Credits

75

Gender

Man

Birthday

12 July 1936

Day of death

18 Mar 2016 (79)

Place of birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Also known as

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 roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2023Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of HistorySelf
2016The Wolf from Royal Vineyard StreetSelf
2014Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“self
2009The Ferrari Dino Girl
2009Golden SixtiesSelf
2006Hranice
2005ToyenCommentary (voice)
2005Searching for EsterHimself
2003Late Night Talks with MotherJan Němec
2000Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
1991Corpus delicti
1988'68Dezsö Horváth
1982Horí
1970Murdering the Devil(uncreditted)
1968Oratorio for PragueSelf
1966An Occasion to SpeakSelf
1960No Entrance(segment "In Pursuit")
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2016Deckname HolecStory
2016The Wolf from Royal Vineyard StreetWriter
2016The Wolf from Royal Vineyard StreetDirector
2010Heart Beat 3DDirector
2010Heart Beat 3DWriter
2009The Ferrari Dino GirlDirector
2009The Ferrari Dino GirlWriter
2008Heart Above the CastleDirector
2008Heart Above the CastleCamera Operator
2008Heart Above the CastleScreenplay
2008Heart Above the CastleIdea
2005ToyenDirector
2005ToyenProducer
2005ToyenScreenplay
2004Landscape of my HeartDirector
2003Late Night Talks with MotherDirector
2003Late Night Talks with MotherMusic
2003Late Night Talks with MotherWriter
2003Late Night Talks with MotherCinematography
2003Late Night Talks with MotherProducer
1996Code Name: RubyDirector
1996Code Name: RubyWriter
1995GENUSDirector
1995GENUSWriter
1993GENWriter
1993GENDirector
1991Flames of Royal LoveDirector
1991Flames of Royal LoveScenario Writer
1975MetamorphosisDirector
1975MetamorphosisWriter
1975Das RückendekolletéDirector
1975Das RückendekolletéWriter
1970Murdering the DevilScreenplay
1969Proudy lásku odnesouScreenplay
1969Proudy lásku odnesouDirector
1969Proudy lásku odnesouStory
1968Oratorio for PragueDirector
1968Seven Days to RememberCinematography
1968Čas slunce a růžíDirector
1968Náhrdelník melancholieScreenplay
1968Náhrdelník melancholieDirector
1968The Strahov DemonstrationDirector
1967Martyrs of LoveStory
1967Martyrs of LoveScreenplay
1967Martyrs of LoveDirector
1966A Report on the Party and the GuestsDirector
1966A Report on the Party and the GuestsScreenplay
1966Pearls of the DeepScreenplay
1966Pearls of the DeepDirector
1964Diamonds of the NightScreenplay
1964Diamonds of the NightWriter
1964Diamonds of the NightDirector
1961Červnové dnyFirst Assistant Director
1961The Day the Tree BloomsAssistant Director
1961OseníAssistant Director
1960A Loaf of BreadDirector
1960A Loaf of BreadWriter
1958PovodeňAssistant Director