Jiří Menzel
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Krásný ztráty
Self
2000
Series
Vyprávěj
Professor Sládeček
2009
Slnko v sieti
2006
Film
Daisies
Jan (voice)
1966
Film
Passing Fancy
1983
Film
The Cremator
Dvorak
1969
Series
Příběhy slavných
Self
2000
Dr. Hrabal
1993
Series
Hospoda
MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr
1996
Film
Capricious Summer
Arnoštek
1968
Film
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
Dr. Jánský
1983
Film
Straw Hat
1972
Film
Dita Saxová
Herbert Lagus
1968
Film
Minden szerdán
János - államtitkár
1979
Golden Sixties
Self
2009
Film
Closely Watched Trains
Dr. Brabec
1966
Film
If a Thousand Clarinets
Schulze
1965
Film
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
profesor matematiky Ludolf
1977
Film
Koportos
A pap
1980
Film
The Elementary School
Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
1991
Film
Searching
1966
Series
Draculův švagr
1996
Series
Pražský písničkář
1997
Film
Operation Dunaj
Oskar Hazuka
2009
Film
Daddy
Self
2004
Series
Veselé příhody z natáčení
Self
1988
Film
Ferat Vampire
Dr. Marek
1982
Film
The Interpreter
Ali Ungár
2018
Series
More Than Words
Self
2018
Film
All My Loved Ones
Stein
1999
Film
Larks on a String
Convict
1990
Film
Heart Tremors
1981
Film
Too Loud A Solitude
Professor
1995
Nevěsta
1970
Film
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
Self
2016
Film
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Self
2018
Film
Run, He Is Coming!
1987
Film
Martin Speaking
1966
Film
Pearls of the Deep
Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara")
1966
Film
The Little Apocalypse
Stan
1993
Film
Bulldogs and Cherries
Waiter
1981
Film
Everything I Like
Vasek
1993
Film
Martha and I
Doctor Benda
1990
Film
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Jirí
1967
Film
Ceiling
1962
Film
How to Deserve a Princess
dvorní malíř
1995
Film
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
Self
2016
Film
Teddy Bear
Romanuv otec
2007
Film
Hotel for Strangers
Pot-boy
1967
Film
Defendant
obhájce Frantisek Horácek
1964
Film
Signál
Prokeš
2012
Film
Windstorm
1967
Film
The Apple Game
MUDr. Josef John
1978
Film
Fandy ó Fandy
1983
Film
Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte
Pfarrer
2001
Film
The Gentle Barbarian
Doktor
1990
Švédská zápalka
1983
Film
Nobody Will Laugh
1966
Flám
1966
Film
Crime in the Night Club
Klaun
1968
Film
Strange Creatures
1990
Útek do Budína
hrabě
2002
Film
Courage for Every Day
Jarduv kolega
1965
Film
Blue Planet
Štěpán Pavlík
1980
Film
Zimní víla
Komorí
2006
Film
A Place in the Crowd
(segment "Jak se kalí ocel")
1964
A bárány utolsó megkísértése
Leopold Blum
2006
Povídka Malostranská
Dr. Krumlovský
1981
Film
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
1979
Zvonokosy
Vincek
1990
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
Self
2012
Film
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
Soldat
1972
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
Hořejší
2009
Film
Joint Venture
Prof. Adamec
1995
Film
Albert
Dustojník
1985
Hra na telo
1980
Dobrá rada je nad zlato
1964
Babička se zbláznila
1982
Film
The Sunken Cemetery
Doktor Javorski
2002
Film
Vengeance Is Mine
Director
1995
An Occasion to Speak
Self
1966
Film
Volejte Martina
1966
Pension pro svobodné pány
1965
Film
Dámská jízda
1987
Milan Čorba
2014
Stvoření světa
1989
Film
Pocta V+W
Self
2005
Hory hory
1964
Tady vím, proč jsem
Self
1991
Film
Franciska vasárnapjai
államtitkár
1996
Film
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
self
2014
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
Self
2011