Jiří Menzel
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1938-02-23
- Died
- 2020-09-05
- Place of birth
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- Also known as
- Jirí Menzel · Jiri Menzel · 이리 멘젤 · 이리 멘첼
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 Achievement Award in November 2013.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Vyprávěj
2009
as Professor Sládeček
Hospoda
1996
as MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr
Krásný ztráty
2000
as Self
Příběhy slavných
2000
as Self
Slnko v sieti
2006
Golden Sixties
2009
as Self
Pražský písničkář
1997
Draculův švagr
1996
More Than Words
2018
as Self
Veselé příhody z natáčení
1988
as Self
Movies (82)
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
1983
as Dr. Jánský
Dr. Hrabal
1993
Passing Fancy
1983
Straw Hat
1972
Heart Tremors
1981
Minden szerdán
1979
as János - államtitkár
Dita Saxová
1968
as Herbert Lagus
The Cremator
1969
as Dvorak
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016
as Self
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
1977
as profesor matematiky Ludolf
If a Thousand Clarinets
1965
as Schulze
Daisies
1966
as Jan (voice)
Capricious Summer
1968
as Arnoštek
Closely Watched Trains
1966
as Dr. Brabec
Operation Dunaj
2009
as Oskar Hazuka
Searching
1966
Koportos
1980
as A pap
Daddy
2004
as Self
Nevěsta
1970
Run, He Is Coming!
1987
All My Loved Ones
1999
as Stein
Ferat Vampire
1982
as Dr. Marek
A bárány utolsó megkísértése
2006
as Leopold Blum
Bulldogs and Cherries
1981
as Waiter
Larks on a String
1990
as Convict
Too Loud A Solitude
1995
as Professor
Martin Speaking
1966
Pearls of the Deep
1966
as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
The Little Apocalypse
1993
as Stan
The Return of the Prodigal Son
1967
as Jirí
The Apple Game
1978
as MUDr. Josef John
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
1979
The Interpreter
2018
as Ali Ungár
Dámská jízda
1987
Everything I Like
1993
as Vasek
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
1972
as Soldat
Joint Venture
1995
as Prof. Adamec
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
2016
as Self
Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte
2001
as Pfarrer
Teddy Bear
2007
as Romanuv otec
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012
as Self
How to Deserve a Princess
1995
as dvorní malíř
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018
as Self
Fandy ó Fandy
1983
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
2011
as Self
Povídka Malostranská
1981
as Dr. Krumlovský
An Occasion to Speak
1966
as Self
Albert
1985
as Dustojník
The Sunken Cemetery
2002
as Doktor Javorski
Zvonokosy
1990
as Vincek
The Gentle Barbarian
1990
as Doktor
The Elementary School
1991
as Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
Nobody Will Laugh
1966
Milan Čorba
2014
Stvoření světa
1989
Martha and I
1990
as Doctor Benda
Volejte Martina
1966
Courage for Every Day
1965
as Jarduv kolega
Windstorm
1967
Blue Planet
1980
as Štěpán Pavlík
Signál
2012
as Prokeš
Pocta V+W
2005
as Self
Hotel for Strangers
1967
as Pot-boy
Ceiling
1962
Švédská zápalka
1983
Strange Creatures
1990
Crime in the Night Club
1968
as Klaun
Dobrá rada je nad zlato
1964
Flám
1966
Zimní víla
2006
as Komorí
Pension pro svobodné pány
1965
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
2014
as self
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
2009
as Hořejší
Hra na telo
1980
Franciska vasárnapjai
1996
as államtitkár
Vengeance Is Mine
1995
as Director
Defendant
1964
as obhájce Frantisek Horácek
Babička se zbláznila
1982
A Place in the Crowd
1964
as (segment "Jak se kalí ocel")
Tady vím, proč jsem
1991
as Self
Útek do Budína
2002
as hrabě
Hory hory
1964
About 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 fil… With 92 credits spanning from 1962 to 2018, Jiří Menzel has appeared in 82 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Hearty Greetings from the Globe (1983) — as Dr. Jánský
- Dr. Hrabal (1993)
- Passing Fancy (1983)
- Straw Hat (1972)
- Heart Tremors (1981)
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