Jaromil Jireš Movies

  • 1970
    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

    71970HD

    Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the...

    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
  • 1969
    The Joke

    The Joke

    The Joke

    6.61969HD

    In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he...

    The Joke
  • 1966
    Pearls of the Deep

    Pearls of the Deep

    Pearls of the Deep

    61966HD

    A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s...

    Pearls of the Deep
  • 1972
    And Give My Love to the Swallows

    And Give My Love to the Swallows

    And Give My Love to the Swallows

    4.71972HD

    This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda Vasaryova), is based on her diaries. Though she...

    And Give My Love to the Swallows
  • 2018
    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    6.52018HD

    An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most...

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
  • 1982
    Opera ve vinici

    Opera ve vinici

    Opera ve vinici

    01982HD

    Opera ve vinici
  • 1974
    Il Divino Boemo

    Il Divino Boemo

    Il Divino Boemo

    01974HD

    Il Divino Boemo
  • 1964
    The Cry

    The Cry

    The Cry

    6.91964HD

    While a woman is in the hospital preparing to deliver her child, her husband has all day to reflect upon his wife and their relationship. As he tends...

    The Cry
  • 1977
    The Island of the Silver Herons

    The Island of the Silver Herons

    The Island of the Silver Herons

    51977HD

    The late summer of 1918. Paul, Willi and Heinrich from an age-old German town are good friends, although there is a great deal that divides them....

    The Island of the Silver Herons
  • 1964
    The Hall of Lost Steps

    The Hall of Lost Steps

    The Hall of Lost Steps

    7.61964HD

    In a series of juxtaposed images and sounds, Jaromil Jireš comments on the tragic premature death of thousands as well as their posterity due...

    The Hall of Lost Steps
  • 1980
    Escape Home

    Escape Home

    Escape Home

    61980HD

    A twelve-year-old is looking for his biological parents after discovering the fact that he was adopted.

    Escape Home
  • 1983
    Incomplete Eclipse

    Incomplete Eclipse

    Incomplete Eclipse

    61983HD

    Marta (Lucie Patikova) was blinded in an accident brought on by her careless and indulgent younger sister. Now in a school for the blind, Marta keeps...

    Incomplete Eclipse
  • 1987
    Lion with a White Mane

    Lion with a White Mane

    Lion with a White Mane

    51987HD

    The film tells the exciting life of the great Czech composer Leos Janácek (1854-1928), also known by the thick silver hair that crowned his...

    Lion with a White Mane
  • 1973
    Kasař

    Kasař

    Kasař

    01973HD

    Kasař
  • 1974
    People from the Subway

    People from the Subway

    People from the Subway

    3.51974HD

    Three short stories. Prague finally sees the approval of the subway construction. Thousands of individuals took part in preparing, course and...

    People from the Subway
  • 1983
    O labuti

    O labuti

    O labuti

    51983HD

    Story about fate, and their fatal consequences.

    O labuti
  • 1980
    Payment in Kind

    Payment in Kind

    Payment in Kind

    5.31980HD

    In an unusual, apolitical approach, director Jaromil Jires has fashioned a standard drama that features an older lawyer with failing health who goes...

    Payment in Kind
  • 1959
    Uncle

    Uncle

    Uncle

    6.51959HD

    In this six-minute short, a man’s attempt to burgle a home is interrupted by a child.

    Uncle
  • 1995
    Učitel tance

    Učitel tance

    Učitel tance

    6.81995HD

    Učitel tance
  • 1963
    The Dynamite Watcher

    The Dynamite Watcher

    The Dynamite Watcher

    01963HD

    The Dynamite Watcher