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