Jaromil Jireš Movies

  • 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
  • 1970
    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

    6.9711970HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1958
    A Box of Film

    A Box of Film

    A Box of Film

    01958HD

    A film about filmmaking.

    A Box of Film
  • 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
  • 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
    Flying Saucers Over Our Village

    Flying Saucers Over Our Village

    Flying Saucers Over Our Village

    4.51977HD

    A model Communist village is visited by a flying saucer.

    Flying Saucers Over Our Village
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1991
    Labyrint

    Labyrint

    Labyrint

    01991HD

    Labyrint
  • 1985
    Extended Time

    Extended Time

    Extended Time

    61985HD

    Extended Time
  • 1990
    Antonín Dvořák

    Antonín Dvořák

    Antonín Dvořák

    01990HD

    A documentary about the composer who made Czech music famous all over the world.

    Antonín Dvořák
  • 1968
    Don Juan 68

    Don Juan 68

    Don Juan 68

    01968HD

    Don Juan 68
  • 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
    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
  • 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
  • 1974
    Královský gambit

    Královský gambit

    Královský gambit

    01974HD

    Královský gambit
  • 1961
    Footprints

    Footprints

    Footprints

    5.81961HD

    This early short by Jaromil Jireš anticipates the formal and stylistic experimentation that would characterize VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS.

    Footprints