Jiří Menzel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-02-23

Day of death

2020-09-05 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Jiří Menzel

Biography

Jiří Menzel (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmɛntsl̩] was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films are adapted from works by Czech writers such as Bohumil Hrabal and Vladislav Vančura. Menzel, a member of the Czech New Wave, became internationally famous in 1967, when his first feature film, Closely Watched Trains, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His controversial film Larks on a String was filmed in 1969, but was initially banned by the Czechoslovakian government. It was finally released in 1990 after the fall of the Communist regime. The film won the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. Menzel was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film again in 1986 with his dark comedy My Sweet Little Village. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1989 he was a member of the jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1995 he was a member of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. He would be conferred with IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2013.

Known For

  • The Interpreter

    The Interpreter

  • Milan Čorba

    Milan Čorba

  • The Sunken Cemetery

    The Sunken Cemetery

  • Teddy Bear

    Teddy Bear

  • Franciska vasárnapjai

    Franciska vasárnapjai

  • Vyprávěj

    Vyprávěj

  • Příběhy slavných

    Příběhy slavných

  • Ceiling

    Ceiling

  • Koportos

    Koportos

  • Sechse kommen durch die Welt

    Sechse kommen durch die Welt

  • An Occasion to Speak

    An Occasion to Speak

  • Everything I Like

    Everything I Like

  • Searching

    Searching

  • Daddy

    Daddy

  • Albert

    Albert

  • Dita Saxová

    Dita Saxová

  • Capricious Summer

    Capricious Summer

  • Flám

    Flám

  • Tady vím, proč jsem

    Tady vím, proč jsem

  • Heart Tremors

    Heart Tremors

  • Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

    Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

  • Povídka Malostranská

    Povídka Malostranská

  • The Elementary School

    The Elementary School

  • Pocta V+W

    Pocta V+W

  • Straw Hat

    Straw Hat

  • Nevěsta

    Nevěsta

  • 30 Maidens and Pythagoras

    30 Maidens and Pythagoras

  • Joint Venture

    Joint Venture

  • Passing Fancy

    Passing Fancy

  • The Apple Game

    The Apple Game

  • Pearls of the Deep

    Pearls of the Deep

  • Daisies

    Daisies

  • Pražský písničkář

    Pražský písničkář

  • Nobody Will Laugh

    Nobody Will Laugh

  • Martha and I

    Martha and I

  • Martha and I

    Martha and I

  • Larks on a String

    Larks on a String

  • Closely Watched Trains

    Closely Watched Trains

  • Courage for Every Day

    Courage for Every Day

  • Hospoda

    Hospoda

  • Krásný ztráty

    Krásný ztráty

  • Hotel for Strangers

    Hotel for Strangers

  • The Little Apocalypse

    The Little Apocalypse

  • Ferat Vampire

    Ferat Vampire

  • The Cremator

    The Cremator

  • Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

    Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

  • Operation Dunaj

    Operation Dunaj

  • Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

    Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

  • Golden Sixties

    Golden Sixties

  • Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

    Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

  • Too Loud A Solitude

    Too Loud A Solitude

  • Hearty Greetings from the Globe

    Hearty Greetings from the Globe

  • Bulldogs and Cherries

    Bulldogs and Cherries

  • The Return of the Prodigal Son

    The Return of the Prodigal Son

  • To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

    To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

  • Dobrá rada je nad zlato

    Dobrá rada je nad zlato

  • Pension pro svobodné pány

    Pension pro svobodné pány

  • Revenge

    Revenge

  • The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

    The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

  • A bárány utolsó megkísértése

    A bárány utolsó megkísértése

  • Crime in the Night Club

    Crime in the Night Club

  • More Than Words

    More Than Words

  • If a Thousand Clarinets

    If a Thousand Clarinets

  • Švédská zápalka

    Švédská zápalka

  • Babička se zbláznila

    Babička se zbláznila

  • Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

    Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

  • Strange Creatures

    Strange Creatures

  • Dr. Hrabal

    Dr. Hrabal

  • Minden szerdán

    Minden szerdán

  • Martin Speaking

    Martin Speaking

  • Slnko v sieti

    Slnko v sieti

  • All My Loved Ones

    All My Loved Ones

  • The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

    The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

  • CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

  • Windstorm

    Windstorm

  • A Place in the Crowd

    A Place in the Crowd

  • The Gentle Barbarian

    The Gentle Barbarian

  • Veselé příhody z natáčení

    Veselé příhody z natáčení

  • Útek do Budína

    Útek do Budína

  • How to Deserve a Princess

    How to Deserve a Princess

  • Blue Planet

    Blue Planet

  • Zimní víla

    Zimní víla

  • Signál

    Signál

  • Fandy ó Fandy

    Fandy ó Fandy

  • Volejte Martina

    Volejte Martina

  • Hra na telo

    Hra na telo

  • Defendant

    Defendant

  • Stvoření světa

    Stvoření světa

  • Dámská jízda

    Dámská jízda

  • Zvonokosy

    Zvonokosy

  • Hory hory

    Hory hory