Jiří Menzel
Acting
Born February 23, 1938 · 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 Czech…
Known For · 40 titles
Krásný ztráty
Vyprávěj
Příběhy slavných
Passing Fancy
Hearty Greetings from the Globe
Golden Sixties
Slnko v sieti
Hospoda
Daisies
Dita Saxová
Straw Hat
Dr. Hrabal
If a Thousand Clarinets
30 Maidens and Pythagoras
The Cremator
Minden szerdán
Heart Tremors
Closely Watched Trains
Koportos
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
Pražský písničkář
Draculův švagr
Capricious Summer
Searching
A bárány utolsó megkísértése
Nevěsta
Operation Dunaj
Daddy
Veselé příhody z natáčení
More Than Words
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
Martin Speaking
All My Loved Ones
Run, He Is Coming!
The Elementary School
Ferat Vampire
Larks on a String
The Interpreter
Fandy ó Fandy
Too Loud A Solitude