Films with: Němec, Jan

Démanty noci Diamonds of the night /

With this simultaneously harrowing and lyrical debut feature, Jan Nemec established himself as the most uncompromising visionary among the radical filmmakers who made up the Czechoslovak New Wave. Adapted from a novel by Arno₍t Lustig, closely tracks two boys who escape from a concentration-camp transport and flee into the surrounding woods, a hostile terrain where the brute realities of survival coexist with dreams, memories, and fragments of visual poetry.

DVD 13057

Nocní hovory s matkou Late night talks with mother /

This captivating, innovative film diary finds director Jan Nemec unraveling the threads of his difficult relationship with his mother, who has passed away. In an imaginary dialogue with her, Nemec interweaves his personal life with major events.

DVD 4232

Pernicky na dne = Pearls of the deep.

Five short films by Czech new wave directors, each based on a Bohumil Hrabal story.

DVD 2806