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Jan Němec

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

Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History
Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History
2023 • Self
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
2016 • Self
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
2014 • self
The Ferrari Dino Girl
The Ferrari Dino Girl
2009
Hranice
2006
Toyen
Toyen
2005 • Commentary (voice)
Searching for Ester
Searching for Ester
2005 • Himself
Late Night Talks with Mother
Late Night Talks with Mother
2003 • Jan Němec

Full filmography

Toyen
Toyen
2005 • Commentary (voice)
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Flames of Royal Love
Flames of Royal Love
1991 • (uncredited)
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'68
'68
1988 • Dezsö Horváth
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988 • Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
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Killing the Devil
Killing the Devil
1970 • (uncreditted)
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No Entrance
1960 • (segment "In Pursuit")
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Jan Němec – Biography, Known For & Filmography