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.

Most Known For

Vyprávěj

as Professor Sládeček

Krásný ztráty

as Self

Capricious Summer

as Arnoštek

Nevěsta

Koportos

as A pap

Dita Saxová

as Herbert Lagus

Daisies

as Jan (voice)

Příběhy slavných

as Self

Minden szerdán

as János - államtitkár

Operation Dunaj

as Oskar Hazuka

Straw Hat

Hospoda

as MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr

Slnko v sieti

Searching

Too Loud A Solitude

as Professor

Golden Sixties

as Self

Heart Tremors

The Cremator

as Dvorak

Closely Watched Trains

as Dr. Brabec

Daddy

as Self