Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1938-02-23
Deathday: 2020-09-05 (82 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 102

Movies 95

Director 26

self 15

TV Shows 7

Writer 1

Voice 1

Director
Brouk v hlavě

Brouk v hlavě (2020)

Movie
Self
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018)

Movie
Ali Ungár
The Interpreter

The Interpreter (2018)

Movie
Self
More Than Words

More Than Words (2018)

Movie
Self
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun (2016)

Movie
Self
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street (2016)

Movie
Actor
Like in a Movie

Like in a Movie (2016)

Movie
self
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“ (2014)

Movie
Milan Čorba

Milan Čorba (2014)

Movie
Director
The Don Juans

The Don Juans (2013)

Movie
Prokeš
Signál

Signál (2012)

Movie
Writer
Day after the Long Night

Day after the Long Night (2011)

Movie
Self
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions (2011)

Movie
Oskar / Supervising Art Director
Operation Dunaj

Operation Dunaj (2009)

Movie
Horejs jr.
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

Setkání v Praze, s vraždou (2009)

Movie
Self
Golden Sixties

Golden Sixties (2009)

TV
Romanuv otec
Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear (2007)

Movie
Director
I Served the King of England

I Served the King of England (2007)

Movie
Self
Pocta V+W

Pocta V+W (2005)

Movie
Self
Daddy

Daddy (2004)

Movie
Actor
The Sunken Cemetery

The Sunken Cemetery (2002)

Movie
hrabě
Útek do Budína

Útek do Budína (2002)

Movie
Director
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002)

Movie
Self
Příběhy slavných

Příběhy slavných (2000)

TV
Self
Krásný ztráty

Krásný ztráty (2000)

TV
Komorí
Zimní víla

Zimní víla (1999)

Movie
Pražský písničkář

Pražský písničkář (1997)

TV
MUDr. Prásek - psychiatr
Hospoda

Hospoda (1996)

TV
Self
Úsměvy

Úsměvy (1996)

TV
Má je pomsta

Má je pomsta (1995)

Movie
Professor
Too Loud A Solitude

Too Loud A Solitude (1995)

Movie
dvorní malíř
How to Deserve a Princess

How to Deserve a Princess (1995)

Movie
Adamec
Joint Venture

Joint Venture (1995)

Movie
Director
Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994)

Movie
Vasek
Everything I Like

Everything I Like (1993)

Movie
Stan
The Little Apocalypse

The Little Apocalypse (1993)

Movie
Director
The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera (1991)

Movie
Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
The Elementary School

The Elementary School (1991)

Movie
Spisovatel zvaný Doktor
The Gentle Barbarian

The Gentle Barbarian (1990)

Movie
Doctor Benda
Martha and I

Martha and I (1990)

Movie
Director
Larks on a String

Larks on a String (1990)

Movie
Director
Audience

Audience (1990)

Movie
Director
The End of Old Times

The End of Old Times (1989)

Movie
Self
Veselé příhody z natáčení

Veselé příhody z natáčení (1988)

TV
Dámská jízda

Dámská jízda (1987)

Movie
Director
Die Schokoladenschnüffler

Die Schokoladenschnüffler (1986)

Movie
Director
My Sweet Little Village

My Sweet Little Village (1985)

Movie
Dustojník
Albert

Albert (1985)

Movie
Director
The Snowdrop Festival

The Snowdrop Festival (1984)

Movie
Fandy ó Fandy

Fandy ó Fandy (1983)

Movie
Dr. Jánský
Hearty Greetings from the Globe

Hearty Greetings from the Globe (1983)

Movie
Psekov
Švédská zápalka

Švédská zápalka (1983)

Movie
Dr. Rácz György
Passing Fancy

Passing Fancy (1983)

Movie
Dr. Marek
Ferat Vampire

Ferat Vampire (1982)

Movie
6.29
Babička se zbláznila

Babička se zbláznila (1982)

Movie
Waiter
Bulldogs and Cherries

Bulldogs and Cherries (1981)

Movie
Demeter
Heart Tremors

Heart Tremors (1981)

Movie
Director
Cutting It Short

Cutting It Short (1981)

Movie
Doktor Krumlovský
Povídka Malostranská

Povídka Malostranská (1981)

Movie
Hra na telo

Hra na telo (1980)

Movie
Ing. Pavlík
Blue Planet

Blue Planet (1980)

Movie
Director
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

Those Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979)

Movie
A pap
Koportos

Koportos (1979)

Movie
János - államtitkár
Minden szerdán

Minden szerdán (1979)

Movie
MUDr. Josef John
The Apple Game

The Apple Game (1978)

Movie
profesor matematiky Ludolf
30 Maidens and Pythagoras

30 Maidens and Pythagoras (1977)

Movie
Director
Secluded, Near Woods

Secluded, Near Woods (1976)

Movie
Director
Who Looks for Gold?

Who Looks for Gold? (1974)

Movie
Soldat
Sechse kommen durch die Welt

Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972)

Movie
Straw Hat

Straw Hat (1972)

Movie
Director
Mandragora

Mandragora (1971)

Movie
Nevěsta

Nevěsta (1970)

Movie
Dvorak
The Cremator

The Cremator (1969)

Movie
Actor
Houslista

Houslista (1969)

Movie
Director
Crime in the Night Club

Crime in the Night Club (1968)

Movie
Director
Capricious Summer

Capricious Summer (1968)

Movie
Herbert Lagus
Dita Saxová

Dita Saxová (1968)

Movie
Private Torment

Private Torment (1967)

Movie
Pot-boy
Hotel for Strangers

Hotel for Strangers (1967)

Movie
Jirí
The Return of the Prodigal Son

The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)

Movie
Jan (voice)
Daisies

Daisies (1966)

Movie
Flám

Flám (1966)

Movie
Director
Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains (1966)

Movie
6
Self
An Occasion to Speak

An Occasion to Speak (1966)

Movie
Martin Speaking

Martin Speaking (1966)

Movie
Volejte Martina

Volejte Martina (1966)

Movie
Searching

Searching (1966)

Movie
Director
Crime at the Girls School

Crime at the Girls School (1966)

Movie
Nobody Will Laugh

Nobody Will Laugh (1966)

Movie
Director
Pearls of the Deep

Pearls of the Deep (1966)

Movie
Halibut
Pension pro svobodné pány

Pension pro svobodné pány (1965)

Movie
Schulze
If a Thousand Clarinets

If a Thousand Clarinets (1965)

Movie
Jarduv kolega
Courage for Every Day

Courage for Every Day (1965)

Movie
Hory hory

Hory hory (1964)

Movie
(segment 'Jak se kalí ocel')
A Place in the Crowd

A Place in the Crowd (1964)

Movie
obhájce Frantisek Horácek
Defendant

Defendant (1964)

Movie
Dobrá rada je nad zlato

Dobrá rada je nad zlato (1964)

Movie
First Assistant Director
Something Different

Something Different (1963)

Movie
Director
Our Mr. Foerster Died

Our Mr. Foerster Died (1963)

Movie
Ceiling

Ceiling (1962)

Movie
Director
Prefabricated Houses

Prefabricated Houses (1960)

Movie
Self
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1938-02-23

Deathday
2020-09-05 (82 years old)

Birth Place
Prague, Czech Republic

Relationships
Olga Menzelová (2004-10-01 - 2020-09-05)

Father
Josef Menzel

Citizenships
Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic

Residences
Prague, Czech Republic

Also Known As
Jirí Menzel, Jiri Menzel, 이리 멘젤, 이리 멘첼

Awards
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Czech Medal of Merit, Golden Bear


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