Directing
Jan Němec
- Titles
- 39movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1960 to 2026, with a break from 1976 to 1989, busiest in 1968 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 26titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Diamonds of the Night81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.2average 2.6
- Politics5.9average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.5average 3.3
- Melancholy7.8average 4.7
- Social Commentary8.0average 4.9
- Absurdist Humor4.5average 2.0
- Uncanny4.7average 2.5
- Pathos7.2average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.4, average 5.1
- Physical Comedy1.0, average 2.5
- Wholesome1.8, average 3.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 2
- Espionage 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Czech New Wave 2
- Czechoslovak New Wave 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- MMiroslav HájekEditorThe Party and the Guests, Martyrs of Love, Diamonds of the Night, Murdering the Devil, Pearls of the Deep, +4 more
- JJan KlusákActorThe Party and the Guests, Martyrs of Love, Pearls of the Deep
- JJaromír ŠofrCinematographerThe Party and the Guests, Náhrdelník melancholie, A Memory for the Present
- JJiří MaxaCinematographerThe Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street, The Ferrari Dino Girl, Toyen
Ester KrumbachováWriterThe Party and the Guests, Martyrs of Love, Murdering the Devil- KKarel MarešActorThe Party and the Guests, Martyrs of Love
Karel RodenActorThe Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street, Late Night Talks with Mother
Marta KubišováActorLate Night Talks with Mother, Náhrdelník melancholie
Jiří MenzelActorThe Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street, Pearls of the Deep
Jiří BartoškaActorThe Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street, Flames of Royal Love
Pavel LandovskýActorLate Night Talks with Mother, Flames of Royal Love
Václav HavelActorLate Night Talks with Mother, Heart Beat 3D
Movies and TV shows
52000s
1 title
Late Night Talks with Mother (2003)
as Jan Němec
1980s
2 titles · average score 77
77
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
as Cameraman filming the tanks in Prague
'68 (1988)
as Dezsö Horváth
1970s
1 title · average score 57
57
Metamorphosis (1975)
Writer, Director
1960s
1 title · average score 81
81
Diamonds of the Night (1964)
Screenplay, Director