Jaromil Jireš

Jaromil Jireš 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".

Born:

Dec 10, 1935 In Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]

Movie/TV Credits:

4

First Appeared:

In the movie A Box of Film 1958-01-01

Latest Project:

Movie CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel 2018-09-16