Jan Němec
Born: 1936-07-12
Birthplace: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Biography
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
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Povodeň
Martyrs of Love
The Day the Tree Blooms
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
Diamonds of the Night
The Party and the Guests
Killing the Devil
Červnové dny
Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
Top Movie Credits
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Povodeň
Assistant Director
Martyrs of Love
Director
The Day the Tree Blooms
Assistant Director
Diamonds of the Night
Director
The Party and the Guests
Screenplay
Killing the Devil
Screenplay
Červnové dny
First Assistant Director