Jiří Menzel
Actor · Director · Screenplay · First Assistant Director
Born Feb 23, 1938 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Active 1960–2020
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.
Filmography
Daisies (1966) — Jan (voice)The Cremator (1969) — DvorakClosely Watched Trains (1966) — Dr. Brabec · Director · ScreenplayMy Sweet Little Village (1985) — DirectorI Served the King of England (2007) — Director · ScreenplayThe Elementary School (1991) — Gynecologist MUDr. KalabanSecluded, Near Woods (1976) — DirectorCutting It Short (1981) — Director · ScreenplayLarks on a String (1990) — Convict · Director · ScreenplayTen Minutes Older: The Cello (2002) — Director · ScreenplayThe Snowdrop Festival (1984) — Director · ScreenplayCapricious Summer (1968) — Arnoštek · Director · ScreenplayIf a Thousand Clarinets (1965) — SchulzeSomething Different (1963) — First Assistant DirectorThe Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin (1994) — DirectorPovídka Malostranská (1981) — Dr. KrumlovskýAll My Loved Ones (1999) — SteinPearls of the Deep (1966) — Cyclist (segment "Smrt pana Baltazara") · Screenplay · DirectorThe Sunken Cemetery (2002) — Doktor JavorskiFranciska vasárnapjai (1996) — államtitkárPražský písničkář (1997)Ferat Vampire (1982) — Dr. MarekVyprávěj (2009) — Professor SládečekThose Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979) — Director · Screenplay