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
Deckname Holec
Heart Above the Castle
The Strahov Demonstration
The Party and the Guests
Martyrs of Love
Landscape of my Heart
Diamonds of the Night
A Memory for the Present
Searching for Ester
Top Movie Credits
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
Deckname Holec
Story
Heart Above the Castle
Story
The Strahov Demonstration
Director
The Party and the Guests
Screenplay
Martyrs of Love
Director
Landscape of my Heart
Original Music Composer
Diamonds of the Night
Director
A Memory for the Present
Director
Searching for Ester
Himself