Jaromil Jireš (December 10, 1935 – October 24, 2001) 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".
Filmography
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
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The Joke
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Pearls of the Deep
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The Cry
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And Give My Love to the Swallows
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Učitel tance
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The Hall of Lost Steps
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Incomplete Eclipse
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Uncle
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Footprints
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Helimadoe
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Payment in Kind
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People from the Subway
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The Young Man and Moby Dick
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Flying Saucers Over Our Village
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Katapult
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Extended Time
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Lion with a White Mane
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Double Role
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The Island of the Silver Herons
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