Jan Němec

Directing • 1936-07-12 • Prague, 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."

Known For

7.1

Diamonds of the Night

1964

6.8

The Party and the Guests

1966

5.8

Pearls of the Deep

1966

5.8

Killing the Devil

1970

6.8

Oratorio for Prague

1968

5.3

Martyrs of Love

1967

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Filmography

2026
FAMU 80 – Best ofFilm
Director
2026
A Loaf of BreadFilm
Director
2016
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard StreetFilm
Director
★ 2.8
2010
Heart Beat 3DFilm
Director
2009
The Ferrari Dino GirlFilm
Director
★ 6.0
2008
Heart Above the CastleFilm
Director
2005
ToyenFilm
Director
★ 7.0
2004
Landscape of my HeartFilm
Director
★ 10.0
2003
Late Night Talks with MotherFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1996
Code Name: RubyFilm
Director
★ 5.2
1995
GENUSTV
Director • 1 episodes
1993
GENTV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1991
Flames of Royal LoveFilm
Director
★ 4.1
1990
The Strahov DemonstrationFilm
Director
1975
MetamorphosisFilm
Director
★ 6.4
1975
Das RückendekolletéFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1969
Proudy lásku odnesouFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1968
Oratorio for PragueFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1968
Necklace of MelancholyFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1968
Čas slunce a růžíFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1967
Martyrs of LoveFilm
Director
★ 5.3
1966
The Party and the GuestsFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1966
Pearls of the DeepFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1964
Diamonds of the NightFilm
Director
★ 7.1
1963
A Memory for the PresentFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1961
The Day the Tree BloomsFilm
Assistant Director
★ 8.0
1961
Červnové dnyFilm
First Assistant Director
★ 7.0
1961
OseníFilm
Assistant Director
★ 4.7
1958
PovodeňFilm
Assistant Director
★ 6.5