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Jan Němec
Born 1936-07-12Prague, Czechoslovakia
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."
Screen work
Movies & roles
Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Weight of HistorySelfThe Wolf from Royal Vineyard StreetSelfBohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“selfThe Ferrari Dino GirlRoleHraniceRoleToyenCommentary (voice)Searching for EsterHimselfLate Night Talks with MotherJan NěmecBohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)RoleCorpus delictiRoleFlames of Royal Love(uncredited)'68Dezsö HorváthThe Unbearable Lightness of BeingCameraman filming the tanks in PragueHoríRoleKilling the Devil(uncreditted)Oratorio for PragueSelfNecklace of MelancholyRoleAn Occasion to SpeakSelfNo Entrance(segment "In Pursuit")