Jaromil Jireš
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 10, 1935
Day of Death: October 24, 2001 (66 years old)
Place of Birth: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
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".
