Czech director and screenwriter Jaromil Jires makes films in a variety of genres. His most important contribution to his country's cinema was Perlicky N Dne/Pearls of the Deep (1965), a seminal work that has been called the "manifesto" of the Czech New Wave. Jires originally studied film administration at the Industrial Film School at Cimelice; he went on to study at Prague's FAMU, where he received degrees in photography in 1958, and film direction in 1960. In addition to his features, Jires frequently works in television.
Jaromil Jires
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