Person Details

Birthday: 1938-02-23 08:15:58

Death: 2020-09-05 08:15:58

Aliases: Jirí Menzel , Jiri Menzel

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 68

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

Jiří Menzel (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmɛntsl̩] is 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.

Most Famous Work

Closely Watched Trains
Average
7

Closely Watched Trains

(1966) Screenplay
I Served the King of England
Average
7

I Served the King of England

(2007) Screenplay
Larks on a String
Average
7

Larks on a String

(1969) Screenplay
Cutting It Short
Average
7

Cutting It Short

(1981) Screenplay
My Sweet Little Village
Average
7

My Sweet Little Village

(1985) Director
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Average
7

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

(2002) Screenplay
Secluded, Near Woods
Average
7

Secluded, Near Woods

(1976) Director
Pearls of the Deep
Average
6

Pearls of the Deep

(1966) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2018 Self
Ali Ungár
Self
2016 Self
Self
2014 self
N/A
2012 Prokeš
2011 Self
2009 Oskar
Hořejší
Self
2007 Romanuv otec
2005 Self
2004 Self
2002 Doktor Javorski
hrabě
2000 Self
Self
1999 Komorí
1997 N/A
1996 MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr
1995 Professor
dvorní malíř
Prof. Adamec
1993 Vasek
Stan
1991 N/A
1990 N/A
Doctor Benda
Doktor
1988 Self
1987 N/A
1985 Dustojník
1983 N/A
Dr. Jánský
N/A
N/A
1982 Dr. Marek
N/A
1981 Waiter
N/A
Dr. Krumlovský
1980 N/A
Štěpán Pavlík
1979 N/A
A pap
János - államtitkár
1978 MUDr. Josef John
1977 profesor matematiky Ludolf
1972 Soldat
N/A
1970 N/A
1969 Dvorak
Convict
1968 Klaun
Arnoštek
Herbert Lagus
1967 N/A
Pot-boy
Jirí
1966 Jan (voice)
N/A
Dr. Brabec
Self
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
1965 N/A
Schulze
Jarduv kolega
1964 N/A
(segment "Jak se kalí ocel")
obhájce Frantisek Horácek
N/A
1962 N/A
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Writing

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Supervising Art Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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