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.
Filmography
all 102
Movies 95
Director 26
self 15
TV Shows 7
Writer 1
Voice 1
Brouk v hlavě (2020)
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)
The Interpreter (2018)
More Than Words (2018)
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun (2016)
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street (2016)
Like in a Movie (2016)
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“ (2014)
Milan Čorba (2014)
The Don Juans (2013)
Signál (2012)
Day after the Long Night (2011)
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions (2011)
Operation Dunaj (2009)
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou (2009)
Golden Sixties (2009)
Teddy Bear (2007)
I Served the King of England (2007)
Pocta V+W (2005)
Daddy (2004)
The Sunken Cemetery (2002)
Útek do Budína (2002)
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002)
Příběhy slavných (2000)
Krásný ztráty (2000)
Zimní víla (1999)
Pražský písničkář (1997)
Hospoda (1996)
Úsměvy (1996)
Má je pomsta (1995)
Too Loud A Solitude (1995)
How to Deserve a Princess (1995)
Joint Venture (1995)
Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994)
Everything I Like (1993)
The Little Apocalypse (1993)
The Beggar's Opera (1991)
The Elementary School (1991)
The Gentle Barbarian (1990)
Martha and I (1990)
Larks on a String (1990)
Audience (1990)
The End of Old Times (1989)
Veselé příhody z natáčení (1988)
Dámská jízda (1987)
Die Schokoladenschnüffler (1986)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Albert (1985)
The Snowdrop Festival (1984)
Fandy ó Fandy (1983)
Hearty Greetings from the Globe (1983)
Švédská zápalka (1983)
Passing Fancy (1983)
Ferat Vampire (1982)
Babička se zbláznila (1982)
Bulldogs and Cherries (1981)
Heart Tremors (1981)
Cutting It Short (1981)
Povídka Malostranská (1981)
Hra na telo (1980)
Blue Planet (1980)
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979)
Koportos (1979)
Minden szerdán (1979)
The Apple Game (1978)
30 Maidens and Pythagoras (1977)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Who Looks for Gold? (1974)
Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972)
Straw Hat (1972)
Mandragora (1971)
Nevěsta (1970)
The Cremator (1969)
Houslista (1969)
Crime in the Night Club (1968)
Capricious Summer (1968)
Dita Saxová (1968)
Private Torment (1967)
Hotel for Strangers (1967)
The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
Daisies (1966)
Flám (1966)
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
An Occasion to Speak (1966)
Martin Speaking (1966)
Volejte Martina (1966)
Searching (1966)
Crime at the Girls School (1966)
Nobody Will Laugh (1966)
Pearls of the Deep (1966)
Pension pro svobodné pány (1965)
If a Thousand Clarinets (1965)
Courage for Every Day (1965)
Hory hory (1964)
A Place in the Crowd (1964)
Defendant (1964)
Dobrá rada je nad zlato (1964)
Something Different (1963)
Our Mr. Foerster Died (1963)
Ceiling (1962)
Prefabricated Houses (1960)
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1938-02-23
Deathday2020-09-05 (82 years old)
Birth PlacePrague, Czech Republic
RelationshipsOlga Menzelová (2004-10-01 - 2020-09-05)
FatherJosef Menzel
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia, Czech Republic
ResidencesPrague, Czech Republic
Also Known AsJirí Menzel, Jiri Menzel, 이리 멘젤, 이리 멘첼
AwardsChevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Czech Medal of Merit, Golden Bear
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