Jiří Menzel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

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

  • Ceiling

    Ceiling

  • Daddy

    Daddy

  • Teddy Bear

    Teddy Bear

  • Vyprávěj

    Vyprávěj

  • Nevěsta

    Nevěsta

  • Koportos

    Koportos

  • Povídka Malostranská

    Povídka Malostranská

  • Capricious Summer

    Capricious Summer

  • Run, He Is Coming!

    Run, He Is Coming!

  • Minden szerdán

    Minden szerdán

  • Martha and I

    Martha and I

  • Martha and I

    Martha and I

  • Searching

    Searching

  • The Interpreter

    The Interpreter

  • Operation Dunaj

    Operation Dunaj

  • Bulldogs and Cherries

    Bulldogs and Cherries

  • The Sunken Cemetery

    The Sunken Cemetery

  • Milan Čorba

    Milan Čorba

  • Heart Tremors

    Heart Tremors

  • Too Loud A Solitude

    Too Loud A Solitude

  • Martin Speaking

    Martin Speaking

  • Dita Saxová

    Dita Saxová

  • Krásný ztráty

    Krásný ztráty

  • Daisies

    Daisies

  • Hospoda

    Hospoda

  • Příběhy slavných

    Příběhy slavných

  • The Cremator

    The Cremator

  • Dr. Hrabal

    Dr. Hrabal

  • The Elementary School

    The Elementary School

  • Golden Sixties

    Golden Sixties

  • Albert

    Albert

  • Slnko v sieti

    Slnko v sieti

  • Pražský písničkář

    Pražský písničkář

  • Closely Watched Trains

    Closely Watched Trains

  • More Than Words

    More Than Words

  • Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

    Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

  • A bárány utolsó megkísértése

    A bárány utolsó megkísértése

  • Veselé příhody z natáčení

    Veselé příhody z natáčení

  • Larks on a String

    Larks on a String

  • CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

  • Útek do Budína

    Útek do Budína

  • Straw Hat

    Straw Hat

  • To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

    To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

  • If a Thousand Clarinets

    If a Thousand Clarinets

  • Ferat Vampire

    Ferat Vampire

  • The Return of the Prodigal Son

    The Return of the Prodigal Son

  • Everything I Like

    Everything I Like

  • The Gentle Barbarian

    The Gentle Barbarian

  • Dámská jízda

    Dámská jízda

  • All My Loved Ones

    All My Loved Ones

  • Blue Planet

    Blue Planet

  • The Apple Game

    The Apple Game

  • Signál

    Signál

  • Fandy ó Fandy

    Fandy ó Fandy

  • Pearls of the Deep

    Pearls of the Deep

  • Crime in the Night Club

    Crime in the Night Club

  • The Little Apocalypse

    The Little Apocalypse

  • Defendant

    Defendant

  • How to Deserve a Princess

    How to Deserve a Princess

  • Flám

    Flám

  • Hearty Greetings from the Globe

    Hearty Greetings from the Globe

  • Sechse kommen durch die Welt

    Sechse kommen durch die Welt

  • Zvonokosy

    Zvonokosy

  • Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

    Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

  • Windstorm

    Windstorm

  • An Occasion to Speak

    An Occasion to Speak

  • Zimní víla

    Zimní víla

  • Courage for Every Day

    Courage for Every Day

  • Nobody Will Laugh

    Nobody Will Laugh

  • Volejte Martina

    Volejte Martina

  • 30 Maidens and Pythagoras

    30 Maidens and Pythagoras

  • Švédská zápalka

    Švédská zápalka

  • Strange Creatures

    Strange Creatures

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

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

  • The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

    The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

  • Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

    Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

  • Revenge

    Revenge

  • A Place in the Crowd

    A Place in the Crowd

  • Babička se zbláznila

    Babička se zbláznila

  • Pocta V+W

    Pocta V+W

  • Hra na telo

    Hra na telo

  • Hotel for Strangers

    Hotel for Strangers

  • Passing Fancy

    Passing Fancy

  • Joint Venture

    Joint Venture

  • Dobrá rada je nad zlato

    Dobrá rada je nad zlato

  • The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

    The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

  • Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

    Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

  • Pension pro svobodné pány

    Pension pro svobodné pány

  • Franciska vasárnapjai

    Franciska vasárnapjai

  • Hory hory

    Hory hory

  • Stvoření světa

    Stvoření světa

  • Tady vím, proč jsem

    Tady vím, proč jsem