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