Jiří Menzel
Actor · Screenplay · Director · 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 · Screenplay · DirectorMy 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 · Screenplay · DirectorIf 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