The Czech Connection (1975)
Short experimental film conceived by the director as a metaphor for his own death.
Diamonds Of The Night (1964)
Two boys run away from the certain death awaiting them at a Nazi concentration camp.
Late Night Talks With Mother (2001)
Semi-autobiographical reflections based on Němec’s imaginary dialogue with his mother and inspired by Kafka’s A Letter to his Father.
Toyen (2005)
Portrait of the Czech surrealist.
The Wolf From Royal Vineyard Street (2016)
A comedic reinvention of the director's own own quasi-autobiographical short stories.
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