Jiří Menzel

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1938-02-23

Deathday 2020-09-05 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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

Jiří Menzel

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.

Known For

Actor

2018
The Interpreter

as Ali Ungár

2018
2012
Signál

as Prokeš

2009
2009
2007
Teddy Bear

as Romanuv otec

2005
Pocta V+W

as Self

2004
Daddy

as Self

2002
The Sunken Cemetery

as Doktor Javorski

2002
2000
1999
Zimní víla

as Komorí

1996
Hospoda

as MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr

1995
Too Loud A Solitude

as Professor

1995
How to Deserve a Princess

as dvorní malíř

1995
Joint Venture

as Prof. Adamec

1993
1991
The Elementary School

as Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban

1990
1990
Martha and I

as Doctor Benda

1990
1985
Albert

as Dustojník

1982
Ferat Vampire

as Dr. Marek

1981
1981
Povídka Malostranská

as Dr. Krumlovský

1980
Blue Planet

as Štěpán Pavlík

1979
Koportos

as A pap

1979
Minden szerdán

as János - államtitkár

1978
The Apple Game

as MUDr. Josef John

1977
30 Maidens and Pythagoras

as profesor matematiky Ludolf

1969
The Cremator

as Dvorak

1968
Capricious Summer

as Arnoštek

1968
Dita Saxová

as Herbert Lagus

1967
1966
Daisies

as Jan (voice)

1966
1966
1966
Pearls of the Deep

as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")

1965
Courage for Every Day

as Jarduv kolega

1964
A Place in the Crowd

as (segment "Jak se kalí ocel")

1964
Defendant

as obhájce Frantisek Horácek

Director

2020
Brouk v hlavě

as Stage Director

2013
The Don Juans

as Director

2002
One Moment

as Director

1991
The Beggar's Opera

as Director

1990
Larks on a String

as Director

1990
Audience

as Director

1989
1985
1984
1981
Cutting It Short

as Director

1981
Tři v tom

as Director

1976
1974
1971
Mandragora

as Director

1968
Capricious Summer

as Director

1968
1966
1966
Pearls of the Deep

as Director

1963
Something Different

as First Assistant Director

1963
1960

Writer

2013
The Don Juans

as Writer

1991
1991
The Beggar's Opera

as Adaptation

1990
Larks on a String

as Screenplay

1989
1984
The Snowdrop Festival

as Screenplay

1981
Cutting It Short

as Screenplay

1974
Who Looks for Gold?

as Screenplay

1968
Capricious Summer

as Screenplay

1968
1966
1966
Pearls of the Deep

as Screenplay

1966
1963
Our Mr. Foerster Died

as Screenplay

1960
Prefabricated Houses

as Screenplay

Art

2009
Operation Dunaj

as Supervising Art Director