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Jaromír Šofr

Cinematographer · Born September 20, 1939 (87) · Brno, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]

Born
September 20, 1939 (87)
From
Brno, Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia [now Czech Republic]
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
6 on Motif · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Jaromír Šofr's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
33%
Self
30%
Bonds
25%
Ideas
6%
Society
5%
Oppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Warm
3
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jaromír Šofr's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Jaromír Šofr's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 6 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Vidět filmem (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Don Juans (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Naughty Young People: Chytilová, Kučera, Krumbachová (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • I Served the King of England(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Zivot a neobycejna dobrodruzstvi vojaka Ivana Conkina(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Beggar's Opera (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • The End of Old Times (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • TGM the Liberator (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Člověk proti zkáze (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Larks on a String(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Stupně poražených (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Wolf's Hole (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Give the Devil His Due (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • My Sweet Little Village(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Albert (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Čardášová Julie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Katapult (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Putování Jana Amose (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Vítr v kapse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Cinematographer

  • Panelstory or Birth of a Community (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Chain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Cutting It Short (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Povídka Malostranská (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Escape Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Payment in Kind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Zápisník zmizelého (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Řeknem si to příští léto (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Hodina pravdy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Secluded, Near Woods (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • This Is How Love Begins... (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Na startu je delfín (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Who Looks for Gold? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Days of Betrayal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Hry lásky šálivé (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Z mého života (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Kinoautomat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • The Great Unknown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • The End of a Priest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Necklace of Melancholy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

    Cinematographer

  • Capricious Summer(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Party and the Guests (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • Closely Watched Trains(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • An Occasion to Speak (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)

    Cinematographer

  • Long Live the Republic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • A Bagful of Fleas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • A Memory for the Present (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Ceiling (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Hadrníčci (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer

  • Blocks of Flats (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles from 1960 to 2024.

Biggest box office

I Served the King of England (2006)

$7.4M worldwide

Highest rated

My Sweet Little Village (1985)

Motif 96th

Most popular right now

Closely Watched Trains (1966)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 52: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleCinematography49 of 52: 49 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Motif score88th

By decade

1960s12 · crew1970s13 · crew1980s16 · 1 acting · 15 crew1990s7 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jaromír Šofr's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Motif score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4

Most loved · cinematographer

My Sweet Little Village (1985)

Motif 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 78/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jaromír Šofr work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jaromír Šofr's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jiří Menzel shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers