Jan Němec

Actor, Director, Writer, Composer, Producer

July 12, 1936 — March 18, 2016 (79 years)
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

  • Diamonds of the Night
    Diamonds of the Night1964
  • The Party and the Guests
    The Party and the Guests1966
  • Martyrs of Love
    Martyrs of Love1967
  • Killing the Devil
    Killing the Devil1970
  • Pearls of the Deep
    Pearls of the Deep1966
  • The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
    The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street2016
  • Oratorio for Prague
    Oratorio for Prague1968
  • Toyen
    Toyen2005
  • The Ferrari Dino Girl
    The Ferrari Dino Girl2009
  • Deckname Holec
    Deckname Holec2016
  • Heart Beat 3D
    Heart Beat 3D2010
  • Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
    Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)2000

Filmography

2009
2005
Toyen · as Commentary (voice)
2000
1991
1991
1988
'68 · as Dezsö Horváth
1988
The Unbearable Lightness of Being · as Cameraman Filming The Tanks In Prague
1970
Killing the Devil · as (uncreditted)

2016
2010
2009
2005
Toyen · as Screenplay
2001
1997
Code Name Ruby · as Screenplay
1995
1991
1975
1970
Killing the Devil · as Screenplay
1966
1965
Pearls of the Deep · as Screenplay
1964
Diamonds of the Night · as Screenplay

2016
Codename 'Holec' · as Story
2001
Late Night Talks with Mother · as Director Of Photography
1967
Martyrs of Love · as Story