Jan Němec

Directing

Born: 1936-07-12 in Prague, Czechoslovakia

Died: 2016-03-18

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."

Acting

Hranice

Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History

Self

Oratorio for Prague

Self

Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

self

Horí

An Occasion to Speak

Self

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

Self

Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)

Searching for Ester

Himself

Killing the Devil

(uncreditted)

'68

Dezsö Horváth

The Ferrari Dino Girl

Late Night Talks with Mother

Jan Němec

Toyen

Commentary (voice)

Corpus delicti

No Entrance

(segment "In Pursuit")

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague

Flames of Royal Love

(uncredited)

Necklace of Melancholy

Hranice

Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of History

Self

Oratorio for Prague

Self

Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

self

Horí

An Occasion to Speak

Self

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

Self

Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)

Searching for Ester

Himself

Killing the Devil

(uncreditted)

'68

Dezsö Horváth

The Ferrari Dino Girl

Late Night Talks with Mother

Jan Němec

Toyen

Commentary (voice)

Corpus delicti

No Entrance

(segment "In Pursuit")

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague

Flames of Royal Love

(uncredited)

Necklace of Melancholy

Director

Diamonds of the Night

Director

The Party and the Guests

Director

Pearls of the Deep

Director

Metamorphosis

Director

Čas slunce a růží

Director

Oratorio for Prague

Director

Proudy lásku odnesou

Director

Martyrs of Love

Director

Das Rückendekolleté

Director

Necklace of Melancholy

Director

The Strahov Demonstration

Director

Code Name: Ruby

Director

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

Director

Landscape of my Heart

Director

Flames of Royal Love

Director

Heart Beat 3D

Director

The Ferrari Dino Girl

Director

Heart Above the Castle

Director

A Loaf of Bread

Director

Late Night Talks with Mother

Director

Toyen

Director

Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Director

A Memory for the Present

Director

Diamonds of the Night

Director

The Party and the Guests

Director

Pearls of the Deep

Director

Metamorphosis

Director

Čas slunce a růží

Director

Oratorio for Prague

Director

Proudy lásku odnesou

Director

Martyrs of Love

Director

Das Rückendekolleté

Director

Necklace of Melancholy

Director

The Strahov Demonstration

Director

Code Name: Ruby

Director

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

Director

Landscape of my Heart

Director

Flames of Royal Love

Director

Heart Beat 3D

Director

The Ferrari Dino Girl

Director

Heart Above the Castle

Director

A Loaf of Bread

Director

Late Night Talks with Mother

Director

Toyen

Director

Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Director

A Memory for the Present

Director

Other Credits

Diamonds of the Night

Screenplay

The Party and the Guests

Screenplay

Pearls of the Deep

Screenplay

Martyrs of Love

Story

Martyrs of Love

Screenplay

Proudy lásku odnesou

Screenplay

Proudy lásku odnesou

Story

Povodeň

Assistant Director

Killing the Devil

Screenplay

Necklace of Melancholy

Screenplay

Červnové dny

First Assistant Director

The Day the Tree Blooms

Assistant Director

Osení

Assistant Director

Seven Days to Remember

Cinematography

Das Rückendekolleté

Writer

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

Writer

Deckname Holec

Story

Metamorphosis

Writer

The Ferrari Dino Girl

Writer

Heart Beat 3D

Writer

Late Night Talks with Mother

Music

Late Night Talks with Mother

Writer

A Loaf of Bread

Writer

Late Night Talks with Mother

Producer

Heart Above the Castle

Camera Operator

Heart Above the Castle

Screenplay

Toyen

Producer

Toyen

Screenplay

Flames of Royal Love

Screenplay

Code Name: Ruby

Producer

Code Name: Ruby

Screenplay

Code Name: Ruby

Story

Code Name: Ruby

Still Photographer

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut

Writer

Heart Above the Castle

Story

Late Night Talks with Mother

Director of Photography

Code Name: Ruby

Additional Photography

Landscape of my Heart

Screenplay

Landscape of my Heart

Director of Photography

Landscape of my Heart

Original Music Composer

A Memory for the Present

Writer

Diamonds of the Night

Screenplay

The Party and the Guests

Screenplay

Pearls of the Deep

Screenplay

Martyrs of Love

Story

Martyrs of Love

Screenplay

Proudy lásku odnesou

Screenplay

Proudy lásku odnesou

Story

Povodeň

Assistant Director

Killing the Devil

Screenplay

Necklace of Melancholy

Screenplay

Červnové dny

First Assistant Director

The Day the Tree Blooms

Assistant Director

Osení

Assistant Director

Seven Days to Remember

Cinematography

Das Rückendekolleté

Writer

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

Writer

Deckname Holec

Story

Metamorphosis

Writer

The Ferrari Dino Girl

Writer

Heart Beat 3D

Writer

Late Night Talks with Mother

Music

Late Night Talks with Mother

Writer

A Loaf of Bread

Writer

Late Night Talks with Mother

Producer

Heart Above the Castle

Camera Operator

Heart Above the Castle

Screenplay

Toyen

Producer

Toyen

Screenplay

Flames of Royal Love

Screenplay

Code Name: Ruby

Producer

Code Name: Ruby

Screenplay

Code Name: Ruby

Story

Code Name: Ruby

Still Photographer

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut

Writer

Heart Above the Castle

Story

Late Night Talks with Mother

Director of Photography

Code Name: Ruby

Additional Photography

Landscape of my Heart

Screenplay

Landscape of my Heart

Director of Photography

Landscape of my Heart

Original Music Composer

A Memory for the Present

Writer