Portrait of Jaromil Jireš

Directing

Jaromil Jireš

Career

Active from 1957 to 1999, busiest in 1974 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jaromil Jireš Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Showbiz
    0.0, average 1.2
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Czech Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Art House Film 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Family Conflict 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Hra na krále
Hra na krále

Director

1990s

7 titles
Double Role
Double Role (1999)

Director, Screenplay

Učitel tance
Učitel tance (1995)

Director

Helimadoe
Helimadoe (1993)

Co-Writer, Director

Zvláštní schopnosti
Zvláštní schopnosti (1993)

as Muž s rakví

Labyrinth
Labyrinth (1991)

Director

Jestřábí moudrost
Jestřábí moudrost (1990)

Screenplay

Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Dvořák (1990)

Writer, Director

1980s

12 titles
Naděje má hluboké dno
Naděje má hluboké dno (1989)

Director

Rakovina vůle
Rakovina vůle (1989)

Director, Screenplay

O Háderunovi a víle Elóře
O Háderunovi a víle Elóře (1988)

Co-Writer, Director

Lion with a White Mane
Lion with a White Mane (1987)

Director, Screenplay

Extended Time
Extended Time (1985)

Screenplay, Story

Věčný Faust
Věčný Faust (1985)

Director, Screenplay

Katapult
Katapult (1984)

Director, Screenplay

Incomplete Eclipse
Incomplete Eclipse (1983)

Director, Screenplay

O labuti
O labuti (1983)

Writer, Director

Opera ve vinici
Opera ve vinici (1982)

Screenplay, Director

Escape Home
Escape Home (1980)

Director, Screenplay

Payment in Kind
Payment in Kind (1980)

Director

1970s

10 titles · average score 68
The Young Man and Moby Dick
The Young Man and Moby Dick (1979)

Screenplay, Director

Zápisník zmizelého
Zápisník zmizelého (1979)

Director, Screenplay

Flying Saucers Over Our Village
Flying Saucers Over Our Village (1977)

Screenplay, Director

The Island of the Silver Herons
The Island of the Silver Herons (1977)

Director

People from the Subway
People from the Subway (1974)

Director, Screenplay

Il Divino Boemo
Il Divino Boemo (1974)

Screenplay, Story

Královský gambit
Královský gambit (1974)

Screenplay, Director

Kasař
Kasař (1973)

Story, Director

And Give My Love to the Swallows
And Give My Love to the Swallows (1972)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Story

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Screenplay

1960s

8 titles · average score 65
The Joke
The Joke (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Don Juan 68
Don Juan 68 (1968)

Director, Screenplay

Pearls of the Deep
Pearls of the Deep (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Screenplay

Srub
Srub (1966)

Screenplay, Director

The Cry
The Cry (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay, Director

The Hall of Lost Steps
The Hall of Lost Steps (1964)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Director of Photography

The Dynamite Watcher
The Dynamite Watcher (1963)

Director

Footprints
Footprints (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1950s

3 titles · average score 67
Uncle
Uncle (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

A Box of Film
A Box of Film (1958)

Assistant Camera

Fever
Fever (1957)

Director