Jiří Menzel
Age: 82 | From: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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
I Served the King of England
(2007) Screenplay
Closely Watched Trains
(1966) Screenplay
The Snowdrop Festival
(1984) Writer
Secluded, Near Woods
(1976) Director
My Sweet Little Village
(1985) Director
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
(2002) Screenplay
Larks on a String
(1969) Screenplay
Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
(1994) DirectorActing
| 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 | Doktor | |
| N/A | ||
| Doctor Benda | ||
| 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
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Stage Director | |
| 2013 | Director | |
| 2011 | Director | |
| 2007 | Director | |
| 2002 | Director | |
| 1994 | Director | |
| 1991 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1989 | Director | |
| 1986 | Director | |
| 1985 | Director | |
| 1984 | Director | |
| 1981 | Director | |
| 1979 | Director | |
| 1976 | Director | |
| 1974 | Director | |
| 1971 | Director | |
| 1969 | Director | |
| 1968 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1966 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1963 | First Assistant Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1960 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Writer | |
| 2007 | Screenplay | |
| 2002 | Screenplay | |
| 1991 | Adaptation | |
| 1989 | Writer | |
| 1984 | Writer | |
| 1981 | Screenplay | |
| 1979 | Screenplay | |
| 1974 | Screenplay | |
| 1969 | Screenplay | |
| 1968 | Screenplay | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1966 | Screenplay | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| 1963 | Screenplay | |
| 1960 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Supervising Art Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |