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