Jiří Menzel

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 …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Daisies (1966) — Jan (voice)
2. Closely Watched Trains (1966) — Dr. Brabec
3. The Cremator (1969) — Dvorak
4. The Elementary School (1991) — Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
5. Larks on a String (1990) — Convict
6. Ferat Vampire (1982) — Dr. Marek
7. Capricious Summer (1968) — Arnoštek
8. Pearls of the Deep (1966) — Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
9. The Interpreter (2018) — Ali Ungár
10. The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967) — Jirí
11. Operation Dunaj (2009) — Oskar Hazuka
12. Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979)
13. If a Thousand Clarinets (1965) — Schulze
14. Courage for Every Day (1965) — Jarduv kolega
15. All My Loved Ones (1999) — Stein
16. Teddy Bear (2007) — Romanuv otec
17. Ceiling (1962)
18. Dita Saxová (1968) — Herbert Lagus
19. Searching (1966)
20. Hearty Greetings from the Globe (1983) — Dr. Jánský
21. Crime in the Night Club (1968) — Klaun
22. Straw Hat (1972)
23. Hotel for Strangers (1967) — Pot-boy
24. The Little Apocalypse (1993) — Stan
25. 30 Maidens and Pythagoras (1977) — profesor matematiky Ludolf
26. The Apple Game (1978) — MUDr. Josef John
27. Everything I Like (1993) — Vasek
28. Bulldogs and Cherries (1981) — Waiter
29. Hospoda (1996) — MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr
30. Vyprávěj (2009) — Professor Sládeček
31. Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972) — Soldat
32. The Gentle Barbarian (1990) — Doktor
33. Signál (2012) — Prokeš
34. Nobody Will Laugh (1966)
35. How to Deserve a Princess (1995) — dvorní malíř
36. Defendant (1964) — obhájce Frantisek Horácek
37. Run, He Is Coming! (1987)
38. Fandy ó Fandy (1983)
39. Heart Tremors (1981)
40. The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street (2016) — Self

Directed

1. Closely Watched Trains (1966) — Director
2. I Served the King of England (2007) — Director
3. My Sweet Little Village (1985) — Director
4. Cutting It Short (1981) — Director
5. Larks on a String (1990) — Director
6. Secluded, Near Woods (1976) — Director
7. Capricious Summer (1968) — Director
8. Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002) — Director
9. Pearls of the Deep (1966) — Director
10. The Snowdrop Festival (1984) — Director
11. The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994) — Director
12. Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979) — Director
13. The End of Old Times (1990) — Director
14. Crime in the Night Club (1968) — Director
15. The Don Juans (2013) — Director
16. Crime at the Girls School (1966) — Director
17. Our Dear Mr. Foerster Died (1963) — Director
18. Who Looks for Gold? (1974) — Director
19. The Beggar's Opera (1991) — Director
20. Die Schokoladenschnüffler (1986) — Director
21. Blocks of Flats (1960) — Director
22. Audience (1990) — Director
23. One Moment (2002) — Director
24. Tři v tom (1981) — Director
25. Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions (2011) — Director
26. Mandragora (1971) — Director