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Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

88

Movies

82

TV

10

Born
February 23, 1938 – September 5, 2020
From
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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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.

Works

82 films

Daisies

Daisies

19667.3

Passing Fancy

Passing Fancy

19837.0

Hearty Greetings from the Globe

Hearty Greetings from the Globe

19836.9

Straw Hat

Straw Hat

19725.6

The Cremator

The Cremator

19697.8

Dr. Hrabal

Dr. Hrabal

1993

Dita Saxová

Dita Saxová

19685.9

30 Maidens and Pythagoras

30 Maidens and Pythagoras

19774.6

Capricious Summer

Capricious Summer

19686.4

If a Thousand Clarinets

If a Thousand Clarinets

19657.4

Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains

19667.2

Daddy

Daddy

20047.0

Heart Tremors

Heart Tremors

19815.2

Koportos

Koportos

19806.5

Minden szerdán

Minden szerdán

19797.0

Searching

Searching

19665.4

The Elementary School

The Elementary School

19917.3

Operation Dunaj

Operation Dunaj

20095.2

Ferat Vampire

Ferat Vampire

19825.4

Larks on a String

Larks on a String

19906.9

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

20165.8

Run, He Is Coming!

Run, He Is Coming!

19875.2

All My Loved Ones

All My Loved Ones

19997.2

Martin Speaking

Martin Speaking

19667.0

Nevěsta

Nevěsta

19707.0

The Interpreter

The Interpreter

20185.5

Too Loud A Solitude

Too Loud A Solitude

19958.0

Pearls of the Deep

Pearls of the Deep

19665.8

Martha and I

Martha and I

19907.0

The Gentle Barbarian

The Gentle Barbarian

19906.0

Bulldogs and Cherries

Bulldogs and Cherries

19814.3

Ceiling

Ceiling

19625.6

Everything I Like

Everything I Like

19936.9

Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear

20075.1

A bárány utolsó megkísértése

A bárány utolsó megkísértése

2006

Fandy ó Fandy

Fandy ó Fandy

19834.6

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

20186.5

Albert

Albert

19857.5

Babička se zbláznila

Babička se zbláznila

1982

The Little Apocalypse

The Little Apocalypse

19936.0

The Apple Game

The Apple Game

19786.1

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

20162.8

How to Deserve a Princess

How to Deserve a Princess

19956.1

Volejte Martina

Volejte Martina

19666.7

Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte

2001

Crime in the Night Club

Crime in the Night Club

19686.3

The Return of the Prodigal Son

The Return of the Prodigal Son

19675.9

Útek do Budína

Útek do Budína

20026.5

Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

19796.5

Strange Creatures

Strange Creatures

19908.0

Windstorm

Windstorm

19675.0

The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

2012

Zimní víla

Zimní víla

2006

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

19954.5

Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

2009

Dobrá rada je nad zlato

Dobrá rada je nad zlato

1964

Defendant

Defendant

19646.9

An Occasion to Speak

An Occasion to Speak

1966

Flám

Flám

19667.0

Dámská jízda

Dámská jízda

19877.0

Signál

Signál

20123.8

Sechse kommen durch die Welt

Sechse kommen durch die Welt

19725.3

Švédská zápalka

Švédská zápalka

19833.3

Povídka Malostranská

Povídka Malostranská

19818.5

Courage for Every Day

Courage for Every Day

19656.2

Hotel for Strangers

Hotel for Strangers

19676.2

Nobody Will Laugh

Nobody Will Laugh

19665.8

A Place in the Crowd

A Place in the Crowd

19648.0

Blue Planet

Blue Planet

19803.7

Hra na telo

Hra na telo

1980

Vengeance Is Mine

Vengeance Is Mine

19954.3

Pension pro svobodné pány

Pension pro svobodné pány

19656.0

Zvonokosy

Zvonokosy

1990

Stvoření světa

Stvoření světa

1989

The Sunken Cemetery

The Sunken Cemetery

20029.0

Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

2011

Hory hory

Hory hory

1964

Milan Čorba

Milan Čorba

2014

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

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

2014

Pocta V+W

Pocta V+W

2005

Franciska vasárnapjai

Franciska vasárnapjai

19969.0

Tady vím, proč jsem

Tady vím, proč jsem

1991