Jiří Menzel
Born
February 23, 1938
Died
September 5, 2020 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Self
2018
The Interpreter
Ali Ungár
2018
More Than Words
Self
2018
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
Self
2016
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
Self
2016
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
self
2014
Milan Čorba
2014
Signál
Prokeš
2012
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
Self
2012
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
Self
2011
Vyprávěj
Professor Sládeček · (2 episodes)
2009
Operation Dunaj
Oskar Hazuka
2009
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
Hořejší
2009
Golden Sixties
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Teddy Bear
Romanuv otec
2007
A bárány utolsó megkísértése
Leopold Blum
2006
Pocta V+W
Self
2005
Daddy
Self
2004
The Sunken Cemetery
Doktor Javorski
2002
Útek do Budína
hrabě
2002
Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte
Pfarrer
2001
Příběhy slavných
Self · (1 episode)
2000
Krásný ztráty
Self · (1 episode)
2000
Zimní víla
Komorí
1999
All My Loved Ones
Stein
1999
Pražský písničkář
(5 episodes)
1997
Hospoda
MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr · (52 episodes)
1996
Franciska vasárnapjai
államtitkár
1996
Revenge
1995
Too Loud A Solitude
Professor
1995
How to Deserve a Princess
dvorní malíř
1995
Joint Venture
Prof. Adamec
1995
Everything I Like
Vasek
1993
The Little Apocalypse
Stan
1993
Dr. Hrabal
1993
The Elementary School
Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
1991
The Gentle Barbarian
Doktor
1990
Martha and I
Doctor Benda
1990
Martha and I
1990
Strange Creatures
1990
Larks on a String
Convict
1990
Veselé příhody z natáčení
Self · (1 episode)
1988
Dámská jízda
1987
Albert
Dustojník
1985
Fandy ó Fandy
1983
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
Dr. Jánský
1983
Švédská zápalka
1983
Passing Fancy
1983
Ferat Vampire
Dr. Marek
1982
Babička se zbláznila
1982
Bulldogs and Cherries
Waiter
1981
Heart Tremors
1981
Povídka Malostranská
Dr. Krumlovský
1981
Hra na telo
1980
Blue Planet
Štěpán Pavlík
1980
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
1979
Koportos
A pap
1979
Minden szerdán
János - államtitkár
1979
The Apple Game
MUDr. Josef John
1978
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
profesor matematiky Ludolf
1977
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
Soldat
1972
Straw Hat
1972
Nevěsta
1970
The Cremator
Dvorak
1969
Crime in the Night Club
Klaun
1968
Capricious Summer
Arnoštek
1968
Dita Saxová
Herbert Lagus
1968
Windstorm
1967
Hotel for Strangers
Pot-boy
1967
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Jirí
1967
Daisies
Jan (voice)
1966
Flám
1966
Closely Watched Trains
Dr. Brabec
1966
An Occasion to Speak
Self
1966
Martin Speaking
1966
Volejte Martina
1966
Searching
1966
Nobody Will Laugh
1966
Pearls of the Deep
Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
1966
Pension pro svobodné pány
1965
If a Thousand Clarinets
Schulze
1965
Courage for Every Day
Jarduv kolega
1965
Hory hory
1964
A Place in the Crowd
(segment "Jak se kalí ocel")
1964
Defendant
obhájce Frantisek Horácek
1964
Dobrá rada je nad zlato
1964
Ceiling
1962