Acting
Jiří Menzel
CS, SK, EN, HU cinema · 106 credits
Born
23 February 1938
Died
5 September 2020 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Also known as Jirí Menzel · Jiri Menzel · 이리 멘젤 · 이리 멘첼
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
Filmography
A Loaf of Bread
First Assistant Director
Brouk v hlavě
Stage Director
The Interpreter
as Ali Ungár
The Don Juans
Director, Writer
Tvoje slza, můj déšť: Přítomnost Arnošta Lustiga
2012
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
as Self
Signál
as Prokeš
Operation Dunaj
as Oskar Hazuka, Supervising Art Director
Teddy Bear
as Romanuv otec
I Served the King of England
Screenplay, Director
Zimní víla
as Komorí
Pocta V+W
as Self
Daddy
as Self
The Sunken Cemetery
as Doktor Javorski
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Director, Screenplay
One Moment
Director
All My Loved Ones
as Stein
Franciska vasárnapjai
as államtitkár
Too Loud A Solitude
as Professor
Joint Venture
as Prof. Adamec
Vengeance Is Mine
as Director
How to Deserve a Princess
as dvorní malíř
Everything I Like
as Vasek
Helimadoe
Dramaturgy
The Elementary School
as Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
The Beggar's Opera
Director, Adaptation, Creative Producer, Screenplay
Larks on a String
as Convict, Director, Screenplay
The Gentle Barbarian
as Doktor
Martha and I
as Doctor Benda
The End of Old Times
Director, Screenplay
Audience
Director
Albert
as Dustojník
The Snowdrop Festival
Director, Screenplay
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
as Dr. Jánský
Ferat Vampire
as Dr. Marek
Bulldogs and Cherries
as Waiter
Povídka Malostranská
1981
Povídka Malostranská
as Dr. Krumlovský
Cutting It Short
Director, Screenplay
Koportos
as A pap
Blue Planet
as Štěpán Pavlík
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
Actor, Director, Screenplay
Minden szerdán
as János - államtitkár
The Apple Game
as MUDr. Josef John
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
as profesor matematiky Ludolf
Secluded, Near Woods
Director
Who Looks for Gold?
Director, Screenplay
Mandragora
Stage Director, Director
The Cremator
as Dvorak
Capricious Summer
as Arnoštek, Director, Screenplay
Dita Saxová
as Herbert Lagus
Crime in the Night Club
as Klaun, Director, Screenplay
Hotel for Strangers
as Pot-boy
Closely Watched Trains
as Dr. Brabec, Screenplay, Director
Pearls of the Deep
as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara"), Director, Screenplay
Daisies
as Jan (voice)
Crime at the Girls School
Director, Screenplay
If a Thousand Clarinets
as Schulze
Courage for Every Day
as Jarduv kolega
A Place in the Crowd
as (segment "Jak se kalí ocel")
Defendant
as obhájce Frantisek Horácek
Our Dear Mr. Foerster Died
Screenplay, Director
Something Different
First Assistant Director
Ceiling
Actor
Blocks of Flats
Director, Screenplay