Person

Jaromil Jireš

Directing

Known for: Directing
Born: Dec 10, 1935
Died: Oct 24, 2001
From: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]

Jaromil Jireš (December 10, 1935 – October 24, 2001) 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".