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Jan Němec

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Jan Němec

Born July 12, 1936 in Prague, CzechoslovakiaDied March 18, 201624 films

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."

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Diamonds of the Night posterFirst watchDiamonds of the Night19647.0Two Jewish boys escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. Beyond themes of war and anti-Nazism, the film concerns itself with man's struggle to preserve…View film

Filmography

24 films as director
  1. TBAArnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan NemecDirector
  2. 2026FAMU 80 – Best ofDirector
  3. 2016The Wolf from Royal Vineyard StreetDirector
  4. 2010Heart Beat 3DDirector
  5. 2009The Ferrari Dino GirlDirector
  6. 2008Heart Above the CastleDirector
  7. 2005ToyenDirector
  8. 2004Landscape of my HeartDirector
  9. 2003Late Night Talks with MotherDirector
  10. 1996Code Name: RubyDirector
  11. 1991Flames of Royal LoveDirector
  12. 1990The Strahov DemonstrationDirector
  13. 1975MetamorphosisDirector
  14. 1975Das RückendekolletéDirector
  15. 1969Proudy lásku odnesouDirector
  16. 1968Čas slunce a růžíDirector
  17. 1968Oratorio for PragueDirector
  18. 1968Necklace of MelancholyDirector
  19. 1967Martyrs of LoveDirector
  20. 1966The Party and the GuestsDirector
  21. 1966Pearls of the DeepDirector
  22. 1964Diamonds of the NightDirector
  23. 1963A Memory for the PresentDirector
  24. 1960A Loaf of BreadDirector