Jaromil Jireš
| 10 Dec 1935
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Death date: 24 Oct 2001
Biography
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".
