Jaromil Jireš

Jaromil Jireš
Jaromil Jireš was a director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. His 1963 film The Cry was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave, a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional actors, and "art-cinema realism". (Via TMDB)
Origin
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
Born
December 10, 1935
Died
October 24, 2001 (23 years ago, at 65)
Jaromil Jireš was a director associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement. His 1963 film The Cry was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. It is often described as the first film of the Czechoslovak New Wave, a movement known for its dark humor, use of non-professional actors, and "art-cinema realism". (Via TMDB)