Jiří Menzel
Born February 23, 1938 (Age: 88)
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Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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.
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.
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Filmography
More Than Words
2018
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as Self
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Age: 79
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The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012
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as Self
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Age: 73
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Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
2011
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as Self
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Age: 73
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Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
2009
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as Hořejší
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Age: 70
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A bárány utolsó megkísértése
2006
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as Leopold Blum
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Age: 68
Zimní víla
2006
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as Komorí
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Age: 68
Pocta V+W
2005
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as Self
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Age: 66
Daddy
2004
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as Self
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Age: 66
The Sunken Cemetery
2002
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as Doktor Javorski
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Age: 64
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Útek do Budína
2002
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as hrabě
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Age: 64
Franciska vasárnapjai
1996
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as államtitkár
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Age: 58
Everything I Like
1993
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as Vasek
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Age: 55
The Little Apocalypse
1993
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as Stan
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Age: 54
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Dr. Hrabal
1993
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Age: 54
The Elementary School
1991
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as Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban
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Age: 53
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Tady vím, proč jsem
1991
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as Self
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Age: 52
The Gentle Barbarian
1990
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as Doktor
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Age: 52
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Martha and I
1990
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Age: 52
Strange Creatures
1990
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Age: 52
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Zvonokosy
1990
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as Vincek
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Age: 51
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Stvoření světa
1989
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Age: 50
Run, He Is Coming!
1987
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Age: 48
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Dámská jízda
1987
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as
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Age: 48
Albert
1985
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as Dustojník
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Age: 46
Bulldogs and Cherries
1981
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as Waiter
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Age: 43
Heart Tremors
1981
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Age: 43
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Povídka Malostranská
1981
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as Dr. Krumlovský
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Age: 42
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Hra na telo
1980
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Age: 42
Blue Planet
1980
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as Štěpán Pavlík
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Age: 41
The Apple Game
1978
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as MUDr. Josef John
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Age: 39
Straw Hat
1972
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Age: 34
The Cremator
1969
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as Dvorak
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Age: 31
Larks on a String
1969
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as Convict
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Age: 30
Daisies
1966
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as Jan (voice)
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Age: 28
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Pension pro svobodné pány
1965
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as
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Age: 27
If a Thousand Clarinets
1965
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as Schulze
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Age: 26
Courage for Every Day
1965
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as Jarduv kolega
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Age: 26
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Hory hory
1964
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Age: 26
A Place in the Crowd
1964
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as (segment "Jak se kalí ocel")
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Age: 26
Defendant
1964
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as obhájce Frantisek Horácek
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Age: 26
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Dobrá rada je nad zlato
1964
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as
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Age: 25
Ceiling
1962
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Age: 24