Jiří Menzel
Actor · Screenplay · Director · First Assistant Director
Born Feb 23, 1938 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Active 1960–2020 · Awards: Czech Medal of Merit, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Golden Bear, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Aleksandar Lifka Award, Klement Gottwald State Prize, Master Prix
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 · Screenplay · DirectorMy Sweet Little Village (1985) — DirectorI Served the King of England (2007) — Screenplay · DirectorThe 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") · Director · ScreenplayThe Sunken Cemetery (2002) — Doktor JavorskiFranciska vasárnapjai (1996) — államtitkárPražský písničkář (1997)Ferat Vampire (1982) — Dr. MarekVyprávěj (2009) — Professor SládečekThose Wonderful Movie Cranks (1979) — Director · Screenplay