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Jaromil Jireš (10 December 1935 – 24 October 2001) was a director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. His 1963 film The Cry was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.
Jaromil Jires was born on 10 December 1935 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]. He was a director and writer, known for The Joke (1969), Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) and ...a pozdravuji vlastovky (1972). He died on 26 October 2001 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- January 1, 1
- Prague, Czech Republic
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Cinematographer
Jaromil Jireš’s brilliant adaptation of Milan Kundera’s novel tells the fragmentary tale of a man expelled from the Communist Party because of a political joke. After “rehabilitation” in the mines and a stint in prison, he hatches a revenge plot against the former friend who betrayed him.
- 81 min
Nov 14, 2001 · Jaromil Jires, one of the Czech New Wave-generation film directors, died Oct. 24 in Prague. He death was the result of head injuries sustained in an automobile accident two years earlier. He...
- Cathy Meils
Jaromil Jireš (10. prosince 1935, Bratislava – 24. října 2001, Praha) byl český filmový scenárista a režisér. Svou ranou tvorbou se zařadil mezi tvůrce tzv. československé nové vlny a zůstal významným tvůrcem i během následujících desetiletí.
Jaromil Jireš’s brilliant adaptation of Milan Kundera’s novel tells the fragmentary tale of a man expelled from the Communist Party because of a political joke. After “rehabilitation” in the mines and a stint in prison, he hatches a revenge plot against the former friend who betrayed him.
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The Joke (Czech: Žert) is a 1969 Czechoslovak film by director Jaromil Jireš. It is considered one of the last films of the Czech New Wave movement.
