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Jiří Menzel
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born February 23, 1938Died September 5, 2020 (82 years)
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.
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
Jiří Menzel Filmography
| 2018 | The Interpreter · as Ali Ungár |
| 2014 | Head Over Heels (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Signál · as Prokeš |
| 2009 | Wonderful Times (TV Series) · as Professor Sládeček |
| 2009 | Operation Dunaj · as Oskar Hazuka |
| 2007 | Medvídek · as Romanuv Otec |
| 2006 | Rokonok · as Bankigazgató-Helyettes |
| 2004 | Colossal Sensation! · as Head Of The Theatre |
| 2002 | The Sunken Cemetery · as Doktor Javorski |
| 2002 | Útek do Budína · as Hrabě |
| 2000 | When Grandpa Loved Rita Hayworth · as Pfarrer |
| 1999 | All My Loved Ones · as Stein |
| 1997 | Truck Stop · as Cast |
| 1996 | Pub (TV Series) · as Mudr. Prášek - Psychiatr |
| 1996 | Too Loud a Solitude · as Professor |
| 1995 | How to Deserve a Princess · as Dvorní Malíř |
| 1994 | Joint Venture · as Prof. Adamec |
| 1993 | Vsetko co mam rad · as Vasek |
| 1993 | The Little Apocalypse · as Stan |
| 1991 | The Elementary School · as Gynecologist Mudr. Kalaban |
| 1990 | Nezný barbar · as Doktor |
| 1990 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | Srdecný pozdrav ze zemekoule · as Dr. Jánský |
| 1982 | Ferat Vampire · as Dr. Marek |
| 1982 | |
| 1981 | Bulldogs and Cherries · as Waiter |
| 1979 | |
| 1977 | Thirty Maidens and Pythagoras · as Profesor Matematiky Ludolf |
| 1977 | Hra o jablko · as Mudr. Josef John |
| 1972 | Sechse kommen durch die Welt · as Soldat |
| 1972 | |
| 1969 | The Cremator · as Dvorak |
| 1969 | Larks on a String · as Convict |
| 1968 | Crime in a Music Hall · as Klaun |
| 1968 | Capricious Summer · as Arnoštek |
| 1968 | Dita Saxová · as Herbert Lagus |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Hotel for Strangers · as Pot-Boy |
| 1967 | Return of the Prodigal Son · as Jirí |
| 1966 | Daisies · as Jan (voice) |
| 1966 | Closely Watched Trains · as Dr. Brabec |
| 1966 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | Pearls of the Deep · as Cyclist (segment "smrt Pana Baltazara") |
| 1965 | If a Thousand Clarinets · as Schulze |
| 1964 | Obzalovaný · as Obhájce Frantisek Horácek |
| 1964 | Courage for Every Day · as Jarduv Kolega |
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| 1989 | |
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| 2013 | |
| 2006 | I Served the King of England · as Screenplay |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Cello · as Screenplay |
| 1989 | Konec starych casu · as Screenplay |
| 1984 | The Snowdrop Festivities · as Screenplay |
| 1981 | Cutting it Short · as Screenplay |
| 1979 | Bájecní muzi s klikou · as Screenplay |
| 1974 | Kdo hledá zlaté dno · as Screenplay |
| 1969 | Larks on a String · as Screenplay |
| 1968 | Crime in a Music Hall · as Screenplay |
| 1968 | Capricious Summer · as Screenplay |
| 1966 | Closely Watched Trains · as Screenplay |
| 1966 | Zlocin v dívcí skole · as Screenplay |
| 1965 | Pearls of the Deep · as Screenplay |
| 2018 | CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel · as Self |
| 2016 | Jirí Menzel - To Make a Comedy Is No Fun · as Self |
| 2016 | The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street · as Self |
| 2016 | CineKino (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Show Jana Krause (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Daddy · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1968 | The 40th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | The Beggar's Opera · as Adaptation |
| 1979 | Bájecní muzi s klikou · as Production Designer |
| 1963 | Something Different · as First Assistant Director |