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