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

  • Pearls of the Deep

    Pearls of the Deep

  • Larks on a String

    Larks on a String

  • Strange Creatures

    Strange Creatures

  • Ceiling

    Ceiling

  • Zvonokosy

    Zvonokosy

  • Defendant

    Defendant

  • Vyprávěj

    Vyprávěj

  • Ferat Vampire

    Ferat Vampire

  • Martha and I

    Martha and I

  • Martha and I

    Martha and I

  • Daisies

    Daisies

  • Švédská zápalka

    Švédská zápalka

  • The Little Apocalypse

    The Little Apocalypse

  • The Sunken Cemetery

    The Sunken Cemetery

  • Krásný ztráty

    Krásný ztráty

  • Courage for Every Day

    Courage for Every Day

  • Milan Čorba

    Milan Čorba

  • The Apple Game

    The Apple Game

  • Joint Venture

    Joint Venture

  • Teddy Bear

    Teddy Bear

  • The Cremator

    The Cremator

  • Searching

    Searching

  • Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

    Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

  • Příběhy slavných

    Příběhy slavných

  • Daddy

    Daddy

  • Flám

    Flám

  • How to Deserve a Princess

    How to Deserve a Princess

  • Albert

    Albert

  • Hotel for Strangers

    Hotel for Strangers

  • Pocta V+W

    Pocta V+W

  • The Interpreter

    The Interpreter

  • Dámská jízda

    Dámská jízda

  • Hospoda

    Hospoda

  • Koportos

    Koportos

  • Nobody Will Laugh

    Nobody Will Laugh

  • Pension pro svobodné pány

    Pension pro svobodné pány

  • 30 Maidens and Pythagoras

    30 Maidens and Pythagoras

  • Dita Saxová

    Dita Saxová

  • Pražský písničkář

    Pražský písničkář

  • Golden Sixties

    Golden Sixties

  • Povídka Malostranská

    Povídka Malostranská

  • Volejte Martina

    Volejte Martina

  • Capricious Summer

    Capricious Summer

  • Franciska vasárnapjai

    Franciska vasárnapjai

  • Sechse kommen durch die Welt

    Sechse kommen durch die Welt

  • Straw Hat

    Straw Hat

  • All My Loved Ones

    All My Loved Ones

  • Closely Watched Trains

    Closely Watched Trains

  • Too Loud A Solitude

    Too Loud A Solitude

  • The Gentle Barbarian

    The Gentle Barbarian

  • The Return of the Prodigal Son

    The Return of the Prodigal Son

  • Nevěsta

    Nevěsta

  • Bulldogs and Cherries

    Bulldogs and Cherries

  • Everything I Like

    Everything I Like

  • Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

    Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

  • Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

    Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

  • Revenge

    Revenge

  • Veselé příhody z natáčení

    Veselé příhody z natáčení

  • The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

    The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

  • Crime in the Night Club

    Crime in the Night Club

  • Hearty Greetings from the Globe

    Hearty Greetings from the Globe

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

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

  • Dobrá rada je nad zlato

    Dobrá rada je nad zlato

  • The Elementary School

    The Elementary School

  • Slnko v sieti

    Slnko v sieti

  • Windstorm

    Windstorm

  • Martin Speaking

    Martin Speaking

  • Minden szerdán

    Minden szerdán

  • Babička se zbláznila

    Babička se zbláznila

  • Operation Dunaj

    Operation Dunaj

  • If a Thousand Clarinets

    If a Thousand Clarinets

  • The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

    The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

  • Hory hory

    Hory hory

  • Tady vím, proč jsem

    Tady vím, proč jsem

  • Heart Tremors

    Heart Tremors

  • Hra na telo

    Hra na telo

  • More Than Words

    More Than Words

  • Signál

    Signál

  • An Occasion to Speak

    An Occasion to Speak

  • CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

  • To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

    To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

  • Passing Fancy

    Passing Fancy

  • Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

    Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

  • A Place in the Crowd

    A Place in the Crowd

  • Dr. Hrabal

    Dr. Hrabal

  • Stvoření světa

    Stvoření světa

  • Blue Planet

    Blue Planet

  • A bárány utolsó megkísértése

    A bárány utolsó megkísértése

  • Útek do Budína

    Útek do Budína

  • Fandy ó Fandy

    Fandy ó Fandy

  • Zimní víla

    Zimní víla