2 Movies Directed by Jaromil Jires

The Joke

The Joke

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1969-02-28

Languages:

Czech

Countries:

Czechoslovakia

Runtime:

80 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (693 Reviews)

Director:

Jaromil Jires

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Zdenek Blèha (dramaturge)

Jaromil Jires (screenplay)

Milan Kundera (novel)

Milan Kundera (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the 1950's, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-10-16

Languages:

Czech

Countries:

Czechoslovakia

Runtime:

73 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (4022 Reviews)

Director:

Jaromil Jires

Cast:

Writer:

Vètezslav Nezval (novel)

Jaromil Jires (screenplay)

Ester Krumbachovè (screenplay)

Jirè Musil (dialogue)

Fullplot:

A thief awakens Valerie, just 13, taking earrings left to her by her mother. By morning, the earrings have been returned, Valerie's first period has begun, and a troupe and a missionary have arrived in her Medieval town. The thief is Orick; he reports to a cloaked constable who may also be the missionary. Attention to sexuality is everywhere: Valerie's grandmother's puritanical nature, the missionary's sermon to the town's virgins, the parish priest's attempt to seduce Valerie, and lusty adults at play. Valerie's nascent sexuality puts her in great danger. Can she navigate the passage from innocence to experience, a route teaming with vampires, a murderer, and an obscure family tree?

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