Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Date of Birth:

Feb 23, 1938

Place of Birth:

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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.

filmography:

All My Loved Ones All My Loved Ones

1999

Nobody Will Laugh Nobody Will Laugh

1966

Everything I Like Everything I Like

1993

Courage for Every Day Courage for Every Day

1965

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear

2007

The Little Apocalypse The Little Apocalypse

1993

Hotel for Strangers Hotel for Strangers

1967

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

2016

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street

2016

An Occasion to Speak An Occasion to Speak

1966

Martha and I Martha and I

1990

Koportos Koportos

1979

Má je pomsta Má je pomsta

1995

Martha and I Martha and I

1990

Heart Tremors Heart Tremors

1981

Dita Saxová Dita Saxová

1968

More Than Words More Than Words

2018

Dr. Hrabal Dr. Hrabal

1993

The Sunken Cemetery The Sunken Cemetery

2002

How to Deserve a Princess How to Deserve a Princess

1995

Babička se zbláznila Babička se zbláznila

1982

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

2018

Defendant Defendant

1964

Dámská jízda Dámská jízda

1987

Povídka Malostranská Povídka Malostranská

1981

Útek do Budína Útek do Budína

2002

The Elementary School The Elementary School

1991

Setkání v Praze, s vraždou Setkání v Praze, s vraždou

2009

Bulldogs and Cherries Bulldogs and Cherries

1981

Blue Planet Blue Planet

1980

Zimní víla Zimní víla

1999

Crime in the Night Club Crime in the Night Club

1968

The Interpreter The Interpreter

2018

30 Maidens and Pythagoras 30 Maidens and Pythagoras

1977

Švédská zápalka Švédská zápalka

1983

Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions

2011

Daisies Daisies

1966

Milan Čorba Milan Čorba

2014

Passing Fancy Passing Fancy

1983

The Return of the Prodigal Son The Return of the Prodigal Son

1967

Ceiling Ceiling

1962

Those Wonderful Movie Cranks Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

1979

Hory hory Hory hory

1964

A Place in the Crowd A Place in the Crowd

1964

Searching Searching

1966

Dobrá rada je nad zlato Dobrá rada je nad zlato

1964

Minden szerdán Minden szerdán

1979

The Apple Game The Apple Game

1978

The Cremator The Cremator

1969

Sechse kommen durch die Welt Sechse kommen durch die Welt

1972

Operation Dunaj Operation Dunaj

2009

Larks on a String Larks on a String

1990

Pocta V+W Pocta V+W

2005

Capricious Summer Capricious Summer

1968

Hra na telo Hra na telo

1980

Ferat Vampire Ferat Vampire

1982

Pearls of the Deep Pearls of the Deep

1966

Pension pro svobodné pány Pension pro svobodné pány

1965

Joint Venture Joint Venture

1995

Straw Hat Straw Hat

1972

Nevěsta Nevěsta

1970

Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“ Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“

2014

Daddy Daddy

2004

Signál Signál

2012

The Presence of Arnošt Lustig The Presence of Arnošt Lustig

1970

Fandy ó Fandy Fandy ó Fandy

1983

Hearty Greetings from the Globe Hearty Greetings from the Globe

1983

Albert Albert

1985

Martin Speaking Martin Speaking

1966

If a Thousand Clarinets If a Thousand Clarinets

1965

Volejte Martina Volejte Martina

1966

Flám Flám

1966

Private Torment Private Torment

1967

Too Loud A Solitude Too Loud A Solitude

1995

The Gentle Barbarian The Gentle Barbarian

1990

Closely Watched Trains Closely Watched Trains

1966

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