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| | Guardian | Jaromil Jires |
 | | Jaromil Jires, who has died aged 65, was one of that generation of Czechoslovak film directors who got their first start between 1962 and 1968. |
 | | Among the most prominent were Milos Forman, Ivan Passer, Jan Nemec, Vera Chytilova and Jiri Menzel, and - influenced by the French new wave - most of them reacted against the conformist films of the Stalinist era, drawing on everyday life in a realistic manner. |
 | | He is survived by his wife, Hana Jiresova, and two children. |
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