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.
Closely Watched Trains
(Dr. Brabec)
Larks on a String
(Convict)
Operation Dunaj
(Oskar)
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
(Soldat)
Pocta V+W
(Self)
Capricious Summer
(Arnoštek)
Ferat Vampire
(Dr. Marek)
Hra na telo
The Cremator
(Dvorak)
The Apple Game
(MUDr. Josef John)
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
Ceiling
The Return of the Prodigal Son
(Jirí)
Hory hory
A Place in the Crowd
((segment "Jak se kalí ocel"))
Minden szerdán
(János - államtitkár)
Dobrá rada je nad zlato
Searching
Pearls of the Deep
(Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara"))
Pension pro svobodné pány
Volejte Martina
If a Thousand Clarinets
(Schulze)
Martin Speaking
Flám
Private Torment
The Gentle Barbarian
(Doktor)
Too Loud A Solitude
(Professor)
Albert
(Dustojník)
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
(Dr. Jánský)
Nevěsta
Straw Hat
Joint Venture
(Prof. Adamec)
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
(self)
Daddy
(Self)
Fandy ó Fandy
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
(Self)
Signál
(Prokeš)
Passing Fancy
Milan Čorba
Má je pomsta
Koportos
(A pap)
Martha and I
(Doctor Benda)
Martha and I
Heart Tremors
Dr. Hrabal
More Than Words
(Self)
Dita Saxová
(Herbert Lagus)
An Occasion to Speak
(Self)
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
(Self)
Everything I Like
(Vasek)
Nobody Will Laugh
All My Loved Ones
Courage for Every Day
(Jarduv kolega)
Teddy Bear
(Romanuv otec)
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
(Self)
Hotel for Strangers
(Pot-boy)
The Little Apocalypse
(Stan)
The Sunken Cemetery
(Doktor Javorski)
How to Deserve a Princess
(dvorní malíř)
The Interpreter
(Ali Ungár)
Crime in the Night Club
(Klaun)
Zimní víla
(Komorí)
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
(profesor matematiky Ludolf)
Švédská zápalka
Daisies
(Jan (voice))
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
(Self)
Blue Planet
(Štěpán Pavlík)
Bulldogs and Cherries
(Waiter)
Defendant
(obhájce Frantisek Horácek)
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
(Self)
Babička se zbláznila
Dámská jízda
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
(Hořejší)
Povídka Malostranská
(Dr. Krumlovský)
The Elementary School
(Gynecologist MUDr. Kalaban)
Útek do Budína
(hrabě)
Hospoda
(MUDr. Prášek - psychiatr)
Pražský písničkář
Příběhy slavných
(Self)
Golden Sixties
(Self)
Veselé příhody z natáčení
(Self)
Krásný ztráty
(Self)
Closely Watched Trains
(Screenplay)
Closely Watched Trains
(Director)
My Sweet Little Village
(Director)
Larks on a String
(Director)
Larks on a String
(Screenplay)
Our Mr. Foerster Died
(Screenplay)
I Served the King of England
(Screenplay)
I Served the King of England
(Director)
Something Different
(First Assistant Director)
Brouk v hlavě
(Stage Director)
The Snowdrop Festival
(Director)
Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
(Director)
Capricious Summer
(Director)
Capricious Summer
(Screenplay)
Cutting It Short
(Director)
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
(Director)
Secluded, Near Woods
(Director)
The End of Old Times
(Director)
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
(Director)
Pearls of the Deep
(Director)
Pearls of the Deep
(Screenplay)
The Beggar's Opera
(Director)
Crime in the Night Club
(Director)
Crime in the Night Club
(Screenplay)
The Don Juans
(Director)
The Don Juans
(Writer)
Who Looks for Gold?
(Director)
Die Schokoladenschnüffler
(Director)
Who Looks for Gold?
(Screenplay)
Audience
(Director)
Our Mr. Foerster Died
(Director)
The End of Old Times
(Writer)
The Snowdrop Festival
(Screenplay)
One Moment
(Director)
The Beggar's Opera
(Writer)
The Beggar's Opera
(Adaptation)
Cutting It Short
(Screenplay)
Tři v tom
(Director)
Mandragora
(Director)
Crime at the Girls School
(Director)
Crime at the Girls School
(Screenplay)
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
(Screenplay)
Operation Dunaj
(Supervising Art Director)
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
(Director)
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
(Screenplay)
Prefabricated Houses
(Director)
Prefabricated Houses
(Screenplay)