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