Jan Němec (1936-2016)

Birthplace:
Prague, Czechoslovakia

Born:
July 12, 1936

Died:
March 18, 2016

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."

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Assistant Director:
1958  Povodeň
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms

Camera Operator:
1958  Povodeň
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2008  Heart Above the Castle

Cinematography:
1958  Povodeň
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2008  Heart Above the Castle

Director:
1958  Povodeň
1960  A Loaf of Bread
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1964  Diamonds of the Night
1966  Pearls of the Deep
1966  The Party and the Guests
1967  Martyrs of Love
1968  Náhrdelník melancholie
1968  Oratorio for Prague
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1968  The Strahov Demonstration
1968  Čas slunce a růží
1969  Proudy lásku odnesou
1975  Das Rückendekolleté
1975  Metamorphosis
1991  Flames of Royal Love
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2004  Landscape of my Heart
2005  Toyen
2008  Heart Above the Castle
2009  The Ferrari Dino Girl
2010  Heart Beat 3D
2016  The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
????  Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

First Assistant Director:
1958  Povodeň
1960  A Loaf of Bread
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1961  Červnové dny
1964  Diamonds of the Night
1966  Pearls of the Deep
1966  The Party and the Guests
1967  Martyrs of Love
1968  Náhrdelník melancholie
1968  Oratorio for Prague
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1968  The Strahov Demonstration
1968  Čas slunce a růží
1969  Proudy lásku odnesou
1975  Das Rückendekolleté
1975  Metamorphosis
1991  Flames of Royal Love
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2004  Landscape of my Heart
2005  Toyen
2008  Heart Above the Castle
2009  The Ferrari Dino Girl
2010  Heart Beat 3D
2016  The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
????  Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Idea:
1958  Povodeň
1960  A Loaf of Bread
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1961  Červnové dny
1964  Diamonds of the Night
1966  Pearls of the Deep
1966  The Party and the Guests
1967  Martyrs of Love
1968  Náhrdelník melancholie
1968  Oratorio for Prague
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1968  The Strahov Demonstration
1968  Čas slunce a růží
1969  Proudy lásku odnesou
1975  Das Rückendekolleté
1975  Metamorphosis
1991  Flames of Royal Love
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2004  Landscape of my Heart
2005  Toyen
2008  Heart Above the Castle
2009  The Ferrari Dino Girl
2010  Heart Beat 3D
2016  The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
????  Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Music:
1958  Povodeň
1960  A Loaf of Bread
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1961  Červnové dny
1964  Diamonds of the Night
1966  Pearls of the Deep
1966  The Party and the Guests
1967  Martyrs of Love
1968  Náhrdelník melancholie
1968  Oratorio for Prague
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1968  The Strahov Demonstration
1968  Čas slunce a růží
1969  Proudy lásku odnesou
1975  Das Rückendekolleté
1975  Metamorphosis
1991  Flames of Royal Love
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2004  Landscape of my Heart
2005  Toyen
2008  Heart Above the Castle
2009  The Ferrari Dino Girl
2010  Heart Beat 3D
2016  The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
????  Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Producer:
1958  Povodeň
1960  A Loaf of Bread
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1961  Červnové dny
1964  Diamonds of the Night
1966  Pearls of the Deep
1966  The Party and the Guests
1967  Martyrs of Love
1968  Náhrdelník melancholie
1968  Oratorio for Prague
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1968  The Strahov Demonstration
1968  Čas slunce a růží
1969  Proudy lásku odnesou
1975  Das Rückendekolleté
1975  Metamorphosis
1991  Flames of Royal Love
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2004  Landscape of my Heart
2005  Toyen
2008  Heart Above the Castle
2009  The Ferrari Dino Girl
2010  Heart Beat 3D
2016  The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
????  Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Screenplay:
1958  Povodeň
1960  A Loaf of Bread
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1961  Červnové dny
1964  Diamonds of the Night
1966  Pearls of the Deep
1966  The Party and the Guests
1967  Martyrs of Love
1968  Náhrdelník melancholie
1968  Oratorio for Prague
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1968  The Strahov Demonstration
1968  Čas slunce a růží
1969  Proudy lásku odnesou
1970  Murdering the Devil
1975  Das Rückendekolleté
1975  Metamorphosis
1991  Flames of Royal Love
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2004  Landscape of my Heart
2005  Toyen
2008  Heart Above the Castle
2009  The Ferrari Dino Girl
2010  Heart Beat 3D
2016  The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
????  Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Still Photographer:
1958  Povodeň
1960  A Loaf of Bread
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1961  Červnové dny
1964  Diamonds of the Night
1966  Pearls of the Deep
1966  The Party and the Guests
1967  Martyrs of Love
1968  Náhrdelník melancholie
1968  Oratorio for Prague
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1968  The Strahov Demonstration
1968  Čas slunce a růží
1969  Proudy lásku odnesou
1970  Murdering the Devil
1975  Das Rückendekolleté
1975  Metamorphosis
1991  Flames of Royal Love
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2004  Landscape of my Heart
2005  Toyen
2008  Heart Above the Castle
2009  The Ferrari Dino Girl
2010  Heart Beat 3D
2016  The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
????  Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Story:
1958  Povodeň
1960  A Loaf of Bread
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1961  Červnové dny
1964  Diamonds of the Night
1966  Pearls of the Deep
1966  The Party and the Guests
1967  Martyrs of Love
1968  Náhrdelník melancholie
1968  Oratorio for Prague
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1968  The Strahov Demonstration
1968  Čas slunce a růží
1969  Proudy lásku odnesou
1970  Murdering the Devil
1975  Das Rückendekolleté
1975  Metamorphosis
1991  Flames of Royal Love
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2004  Landscape of my Heart
2005  Toyen
2008  Heart Above the Castle
2009  The Ferrari Dino Girl
2010  Heart Beat 3D
2016  Deckname Holec
2016  The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
????  Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Writer:
1958  Povodeň
1960  A Loaf of Bread
1961  Osení
1961  The Day the Tree Blooms
1961  Červnové dny
1964  Diamonds of the Night
1966  Pearls of the Deep
1966  The Party and the Guests
1967  Martyrs of Love
1968  Náhrdelník melancholie
1968  Oratorio for Prague
1968  Seven Days to Remember
1968  The Strahov Demonstration
1968  Čas slunce a růží
1969  Proudy lásku odnesou
1970  Murdering the Devil
1975  Das Rückendekolleté
1975  Metamorphosis
1991  Flames of Royal Love
1996  Code Name: Ruby
2003  Late Night Talks with Mother
2004  Landscape of my Heart
2005  Toyen
2008  Heart Above the Castle
2009  The Ferrari Dino Girl
2010  Heart Beat 3D
2016  Deckname Holec
2016  The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
2025  Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Cinematic Cut
????  Arnost Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Nemec

Director:
1993  GEN
1995  GENUS

Writer:
1993  GEN
1995  GENUS

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