- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 23, 1938
- Place of Birth
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- Died
- September 5, 2020
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 Vil…
Filmography
movieBrouk v hlavě
2020 · Stage Director
movieCzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018 · Self
movieThe Interpreter
2018 · Ali Ungár
tvMore Than Words
2018 · Self
movieTo Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016 · Self
movieThe Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
2016 · Self
movieBohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
2014 · self
Milan Čorba
movieMilan Čorba
2014
movieThe Don Juans
2013 · Director, Writer
movieSignál
2012 · Prokeš
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
movieThe Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012 · Self
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
movieJiří Menzel: 7 Questions
2011 · Self, Director
tvVyprávěj
2009 · Professor Sládeček
movieOperation Dunaj
2009 · Oskar Hazuka, Supervising Art Director
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
movieSetkání v Praze, s vraždou
2009 · Hořejší
Golden Sixties
tvGolden Sixties
2009 · Self
movieTeddy Bear
2007 · Romanuv otec
movieI Served the King of England
2007 · Director, Screenplay
Slnko v sieti
tvSlnko v sieti
2006
A bárány utolsó megkísértése
movieA bárány utolsó megkísértése
2006 · Leopold Blum
movieZimní víla
2006 · Komorí
moviePocta V+W
2005 · Self
movieDaddy
2004 · Self
movieThe Sunken Cemetery
2002 · Doktor Javorski
Útek do Budína
movieÚtek do Budína
2002 · hrabě
movieTen Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · Director, Screenplay
movieOne Moment
2002 · Director
movieAls Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte
2001 · Pfarrer
tvPříběhy slavných
2000 · Self
tvKrásný ztráty
2000 · Self
movieAll My Loved Ones
1999 · Stein
tvPražský písničkář
1997
tvHospoda
1996 · MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr
movieFranciska vasárnapjai
1996 · államtitkár
tvDraculův švagr
1996
movieVengeance Is Mine
1995 · Director
movieToo Loud A Solitude
1995 · Professor
movieHow to Deserve a Princess
1995 · dvorní malíř
movieJoint Venture
1995 · Prof. Adamec
movieThe Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
1994 · Director
movieHelimadoe
1993 · Dramaturgy
movieEverything I Like
1993 · Vasek
movieThe Little Apocalypse
1993 · Stan
Dr. Hrabal
movieDr. Hrabal
1993
movieThe Beggar's Opera
1991 · Director, Adaptation, Creative Producer, Screenplay
movieThe Elementary School
1991 · Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
Tady vím, proč jsem
movieTady vím, proč jsem
1991 · Self
movieThe Gentle Barbarian
1990 · Doktor
movieMartha and I
1990 · Doctor Benda
movieStrange Creatures
1990
movieThe End of Old Times
1990 · Director, Screenplay
movieLarks on a String
1990 · Convict, Director, Screenplay
Zvonokosy
movieZvonokosy
1990 · Vincek
movieAudience
1990 · Director
Stvoření světa
movieStvoření světa
1989
tvVeselé příhody z natáčení
1988 · Self
movieRun, He Is Coming!
1987
movieDámská jízda
1987
movieDie Schokoladenschnüffler
1986 · Director
movieMy Sweet Little Village
1985 · Director
movieAlbert
1985 · Dustojník
movieThe Snowdrop Festival
1984 · Director, Screenplay
movieFandy ó Fandy
1983
movieHearty Greetings from the Globe
1983 · Dr. Jánský
Švédská zápalka
movieŠvédská zápalka
1983
moviePassing Fancy
1983
movieFerat Vampire
1982 · Dr. Marek
Babička se zbláznila
movieBabička se zbláznila
1982
Tři v tom
movieTři v tom
1981 · Director
movieBulldogs and Cherries
1981 · Waiter
movieHeart Tremors
1981
movieCutting It Short
1981 · Director, Screenplay
Povídka Malostranská
moviePovídka Malostranská
1981 · Dr. Krumlovský
Hra na telo
movieHra na telo
1980
movieKoportos
1980 · A pap
movieBlue Planet
1980 · Štěpán Pavlík
movieThose Wonderful Movie Cranks
1979 · , Director, Screenplay
movieMinden szerdán
1979 · János - államtitkár
movieThe Apple Game
1978 · MUDr. Josef John
movie30 Maidens and Pythagoras
1977 · profesor matematiky Ludolf
movieSecluded, Near Woods
1976 · Director
movieWho Looks for Gold?
1974 · Director, Screenplay
movieSechse kommen durch die Welt
1972 · Soldat
movieStraw Hat
1972
movieMandragora
1971 · Stage Director
Nevěsta
movieNevěsta
1970
movieThe Cremator
1969 · Dvorak
movieCrime in the Night Club
1968 · Klaun, Director, Screenplay
movieCapricious Summer
1968 · Arnoštek, Screenplay, Director
movieDita Saxová
1968 · Herbert Lagus
movieWindstorm
1967
movieHotel for Strangers
1967 · Pot-boy
movieThe Return of the Prodigal Son
1967 · Jirí
movieDaisies
1966 · Jan (voice)
Flám
movieFlám
1966
movieClosely Watched Trains
1966 · Dr. Brabec, Screenplay, Director
An Occasion to Speak
movieAn Occasion to Speak
1966 · Self
movieMartin Speaking
1966
movieVolejte Martina
1966
movieSearching
1966
movieCrime at the Girls School
1966 · Director, Screenplay
movieNobody Will Laugh
1966
moviePearls of the Deep
1966 · Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara"), Screenplay, Director
Pension pro svobodné pány
moviePension pro svobodné pány
1965
movieIf a Thousand Clarinets
1965 · Schulze
movieCourage for Every Day
1965 · Jarduv kolega
Hory hory
movieHory hory
1964
movieA Place in the Crowd
1964 · (segment "Jak se kalí ocel")
movieDefendant
1964 · obhájce Frantisek Horácek
Dobrá rada je nad zlato
movieDobrá rada je nad zlato
1964
movieSomething Different
1963 · First Assistant Director
movieOur Dear Mr. Foerster Died
1963 · Screenplay, Director
movieCeiling
1962
movieBlocks of Flats
1960 · Director, Screenplay