Jiří Menzel

Personal Info

Birthday

February 23, 1938

Day of Death

2020-09-05

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Also Known As

Jirí Menzel

Jiri Menzel

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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.

Known For

Vyprávěj

Hospoda

Daisies

Closely Watched Trains

The Cremator

The Elementary School

All My Loved Ones

Capricious Summer

Filmography

2018
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
as Self
The Interpreter
as Ali Ungár
More Than Words
as Self
2016
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
as Self
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
as Self
2014
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
as self
2012
Signál
as Prokeš
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
as Self
2011
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
as Self
2009
Operation Dunaj
as Oskar Hazuka
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
as Hořejší
2007
Teddy Bear
as Romanuv otec
2006
A bárány utolsó megkísértése
as Leopold Blum
Zimní víla
as Komorí
2005
Pocta V+W
as Self
2004
Daddy
as Self
2002
The Sunken Cemetery
as Doktor Javorski
Útek do Budína
as hrabě
2001
Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte
as Pfarrer
1999
All My Loved Ones
as Stein
1996
Franciska vasárnapjai
as államtitkár
1995
Too Loud A Solitude
as Professor
How to Deserve a Princess
as dvorní malíř
Joint Venture
as Prof. Adamec
1993
Everything I Like
as Vasek
The Little Apocalypse
as Stan
1991
The Elementary School
as Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
1990
The Gentle Barbarian
as Doktor
Martha and I
as Doctor Benda
Larks on a String
as Convict
1985
Albert
as Dustojník
1983
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
as Dr. Jánský
1982
Ferat Vampire
as Dr. Marek
1981
Bulldogs and Cherries
as Waiter
Povídka Malostranská
as Dr. Krumlovský
1980
Blue Planet
as Štěpán Pavlík
1979
Koportos
as A pap
Minden szerdán
as János - államtitkár
1978
The Apple Game
as MUDr. Josef John
1977
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
as profesor matematiky Ludolf
1972
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
as Soldat
1969
The Cremator
as Dvorak
1968
Crime in the Night Club
as Klaun
Capricious Summer
as Arnoštek
Dita Saxová
as Herbert Lagus
1967
Hotel for Strangers
as Pot-boy
The Return of the Prodigal Son
as Jirí
1966
Daisies
as Jan (voice)
Closely Watched Trains
as Dr. Brabec
An Occasion to Speak
as Self
Pearls of the Deep
as Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
1965
If a Thousand Clarinets
as Schulze
Courage for Every Day
as Jarduv kolega
1964
A Place in the Crowd
as (segment "Jak se kalí ocel")
Defendant
as obhájce Frantisek Horácek