Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
    Birthday
    2/23/1938
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
7.3
Larks on a String
Larks on a String
7
Operation Dunaj
Operation Dunaj
5
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
5
Pocta V+W
Pocta V+W
0
Capricious Summer
Capricious Summer
6.7
Ferat Vampire
Ferat Vampire
5.6
Hra na telo
0
The Cremator
The Cremator
7.7
The Apple Game
The Apple Game
5.9
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
6.4
Ceiling
Ceiling
5.1
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son
5.8
Hory hory
0
A Place in the Crowd
A Place in the Crowd
0
Minden szerdán
Minden szerdán
0
Dobrá rada je nad zlato
0
Searching
Searching
5.1
Pearls of the Deep
Pearls of the Deep
6
Pension pro svobodné pány
6
Volejte Martina
Volejte Martina
6
If a Thousand Clarinets
If a Thousand Clarinets
7.3
Martin Speaking
Martin Speaking
0
Flám
0
Private Torment
Private Torment
0
The Gentle Barbarian
The Gentle Barbarian
5.3
Too Loud A Solitude
Too Loud A Solitude
7.5
Albert
7
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
6.9
Nevěsta
0
Straw Hat
Straw Hat
6.1
Joint Venture
Joint Venture
2
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
0
Daddy
Daddy
6.3
Fandy ó Fandy
Fandy ó Fandy
4.3
Signál
Signál
4.4
Passing Fancy
Passing Fancy
0
Milan Čorba
0
Má je pomsta
2
Koportos
Koportos
0
Martha and I
7
Martha and I
7
Heart Tremors
Heart Tremors
5.3
Dr. Hrabal
Dr. Hrabal
0
More Than Words
More Than Words
8
Dita Saxová
Dita Saxová
6.2
An Occasion to Speak
0
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
3.3
Everything I Like
Everything I Like
6.4
Nobody Will Laugh
Nobody Will Laugh
7
All My Loved Ones
All My Loved Ones
7.2
Courage for Every Day
Courage for Every Day
5.9
Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear
5.9
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
6
Hotel for Strangers
Hotel for Strangers
5.8
The Little Apocalypse
The Little Apocalypse
5.6
The Sunken Cemetery
The Sunken Cemetery
0
How to Deserve a Princess
How to Deserve a Princess
5.9
The Interpreter
The Interpreter
6
Crime in the Night Club
Crime in the Night Club
5.9
Zimní víla
Zimní víla
0
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
4.3
Švédská zápalka
4.5
Daisies
Daisies
7.3
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
0
Blue Planet
Blue Planet
2
Bulldogs and Cherries
Bulldogs and Cherries
4.4
Defendant
Defendant
6.6
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
6.5
Babička se zbláznila
0
Dámská jízda
0
Povídka Malostranská
8
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
0
The Elementary School
The Elementary School
7.4
Útek do Budína
0

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