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.
82 movies · 10 shows
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018·6.5
The Interpreter
2018·5.5
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016·5.8
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
2016·2.8
Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“
2014·0.0
Milan Čorba
2014·0.0
Signál
2012·3.8
The Presence of Arnošt Lustig
2012·0.0
Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions
2011·0.0
Operation Dunaj
2009·5.2
Setkání v Praze, s vraždou
2009·0.0
Teddy Bear
2007·5.1
A bárány utolsó megkísértése
2006·0.0
Zimní víla
2006·0.0
Pocta V+W
2005·0.0
Daddy
2004·7.0
The Sunken Cemetery
2002·9.0
Útek do Budína
2002·6.5
Als Großvater Rita Hayworth liebte
2001·0.0
All My Loved Ones
1999·7.2
Franciska vasárnapjai
1996·9.0
Vengeance Is Mine
1995·4.3
Too Loud A Solitude
1995·8.0
How to Deserve a Princess
1995·6.1
Joint Venture
1995·4.5
Everything I Like
1993·6.9
The Little Apocalypse
1993·6.0
Dr. Hrabal
1993·0.0
The Elementary School
1991·7.3
Tady vím, proč jsem
1991·0.0
The Gentle Barbarian
1990·6.0
Martha and I
1990·7.0
Strange Creatures
1990·8.0
Larks on a String
1990·6.9
Zvonokosy
1990·0.0
Stvoření světa
1989·0.0
Run, He Is Coming!
1987·5.2
Dámská jízda
1987·7.0
Albert
1985·7.5
Fandy ó Fandy
1983·4.6
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
1983·6.9
Švédská zápalka
1983·3.3
Passing Fancy
1983·7.0
Ferat Vampire
1982·5.4
Babička se zbláznila
1982·0.0
Bulldogs and Cherries
1981·4.3
Heart Tremors
1981·5.2
Povídka Malostranská
1981·8.5
Hra na telo
1980·0.0
Koportos
1980·6.5
Blue Planet
1980·3.7
Those Wonderful Movie Cranks
1979·6.5
Minden szerdán
1979·7.0
The Apple Game
1978·6.1
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
1977·4.6
Sechse kommen durch die Welt
1972·5.3
Straw Hat
1972·5.6
Nevěsta
1970·7.0
The Cremator
1969·7.8
Crime in the Night Club
1968·6.3
Capricious Summer
1968·6.4
Dita Saxová
1968·5.9
Windstorm
1967·5.0
Hotel for Strangers
1967·6.2
The Return of the Prodigal Son
1967·5.9
Daisies
1966·7.3
Flám
1966·7.0
Closely Watched Trains
1966·7.2
An Occasion to Speak
1966·0.0
Martin Speaking
1966·7.0
Volejte Martina
1966·6.7
Searching
1966·5.4
Nobody Will Laugh
1966·5.8
Pearls of the Deep
1966·5.9
Pension pro svobodné pány
1965·6.0
If a Thousand Clarinets
1965·7.4
Courage for Every Day
1965·6.2
Hory hory
1964·0.0
A Place in the Crowd
1964·8.0
Defendant
1964·7.2
Dobrá rada je nad zlato
1964·0.0
Ceiling
1962·5.6