Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel in 2007
Born (1938-02-23) 23 February 1938
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation Film director

Jiří Menzel (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmɛntsl̩] ( listen)) (born 23 February 1938, Prague) is 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.[1] 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.[2]

Menzel was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film again in 1986 with his dark comedy My Sweet Little Village.[3] In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] In 1989 he was a member of the jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.[5] In 1995 he was a member of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.[6] He was awarded a IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2013.[7]

Filmography as director

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
1960Prefabricated HousesDomy z panelůSchool film
1963Our Mr. Foerster DiedUmřel nám pan FoersterSchool film
1965Concert '65Koncert 65Short documentary
1965Crime at the Girls SchoolZločin v dívčí školeSegment "Crime at the Girls School"
1966Pearls of the DeepPerličky na dněSegment "Smrt pana Baltazara" (The Death of Mr. Balthazar)
1966Closely Watched TrainsOstře sledované vlakyAcademy Award winner
1968Crime in a Music HallZločin v šantánu
1968Capricious SummerRozmarné léto
1969Larks on a StringSkřivánci na nitiBanned and not released until 1990
1974Altered LandscapesProměny krajinyShort documentary
1974Who Looks for Gold?Kdo hledá zlaté dno
1976Seclusion Near a ForestNa samotě u lesa
1978Those Wonderful Movie CranksBáječní muži s klikou
1980Cutting It ShortPostřižiny
1981Tři v tomTV theatre
1982KrasosmutněníTV film
Dr. Johann Faust, Praha II., Karlovo nám. 40TV theatre
1983Best Wishes From Planet EarthSrdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoule
1984The Snowdrop FestivalSlavnosti sněženek
1985My Sweet Little VillageVesničko má střediskováNominated for Academy Award
1986Chocolate CopDie Schokoladenschnüffler
1989End of Old TimesKonec starých časů
1981AudienceTV film
1991Beggar's OperaŽebrácká opera
1993Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan ChonkinŽivot a neobyčejná dobrodružství vojáka Ivana Čonkina
1998Jacobowski a plukovníkTV film
2002Ten Minutes OlderSegment "One Moment"
2006I Served the King of EnglandObsluhoval jsem anglického krále
2013The Don Juans[8]Donšajni[9]

TV series

  • Hospoda (The Pub) (1996). A sitcom in which Menzel played a psychiatrist, who went to the same Prague pub every day. He had lots of fun with his friends.

Bibliography

  • Škvorecký J. Jiří Menzel and the history of the "Closely Watched Trains". Boulder: East European Monographs, 1982

References

  1. ↑ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Berlinale: 1990 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  3. ↑ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Berlinale: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  5. ↑ "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  6. ↑ "19th Moscow International Film Festival (1995)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  7. ↑ "IFFI 2013 to open with Malayalam Film Kanyaka Talkies". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "IMDb: Skirt Chasers". International Movie Database. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze: Donšajni". csfd.cz. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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