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
The Day the Tree Blooms Assistant Director
Červnové dny First Assistant Director