Jan Němec

Directing

Jan Němec

Born 12 July 1936 · Prague, Czechoslovakia · Died 18 March 2016 at 79

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

Highlights

The Unbearable Lightness of Being1988 · Film · Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Diamonds of the Night1964 · Film · Screenplay
The Party and the Guests1966 · Film · Director
Pearls of the Deep1966 · Film · Director
Oratorio for Prague1968 · Film · Director
Killing the Devil1970 · Film · (uncreditted)

Filmography

Movies

24 films

A Loaf of Bread2026 · Film · Director
FAMU 80 – Best of2026 · Film · Director
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut2025 · Film · Writer
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street2016 · Film · Director
Deckname Holec2016 · Film · Story
Heart Beat 3D2010 · Film · Director
The Ferrari Dino Girl2009 · Film
Toyen2005 · Film · Commentary (voice)
Late Night Talks with Mother2003 · Film · Jan Němec
Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)2000 · Film
Corpus delicti1991 · Film
Flames of Royal Love1991 · Film · (uncredited)
'681988 · Film · Dezsö Horváth
The Unbearable Lightness of Being1988 · Film · Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Metamorphosis1975 · Film · Director
Killing the Devil1970 · Film · (uncreditted)
Proudy lásku odnesou1969 · Film · Story
Oratorio for Prague1968 · Film · Director
Necklace of Melancholy1968 · Film
Martyrs of Love1967 · Film · Story
The Party and the Guests1966 · Film · Director
Pearls of the Deep1966 · Film · Director
Diamonds of the Night1964 · Film · Screenplay
A Memory for the Present1963 · Film · Writer

Filmography

Series

1 show

GEN1993 · Series · Director