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==== As an Actor ====
==== As an Actor ====
* Strop (Short film) (1962)
* Strop (Short film) (1962)<ref name=":4" />
* Place in the Crowd (1964)
* Place in the Crowd (1964)<ref name=":4" />
* Obžalovaný (1964)
* Obžalovaný (1964)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Courage for Every Day]] (1964)
* [[Courage for Every Day]] (1964)<ref name=":4" />
* [[If a Thousand Clarinets]] (1965)
* [[If a Thousand Clarinets]] (1965)<ref name=":4" />
* Pension pro svobodné pány (TV Movie) (1965)
* Pension pro svobodné pány (TV Movie) (1965)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Pearls of the Deep]] (1965)
* [[Pearls of the Deep]] (1965)<ref name=":4" />
* Nobody Will Laugh (1965)
* Nobody Will Laugh (1965)<ref name=":4" />
* Searching (1966)
* Searching (1966)<ref name=":4" />
* Volejte Martina (1966)
* Volejte Martina (1966)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Closely Watched Trains]] (1966)
* [[Closely Watched Trains]] (1966)<ref name=":4" />
* Flám (1966)
* Flám (1966)<ref name=":4" />
* Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
* Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)<ref name=":4" />
* Hotel for Strangers (1967)
* Hotel for Strangers (1967)<ref name=":4" />
* Private Hurricane (1967)
* Private Hurricane (1967)<ref name=":4" />
* Dita Saxová (1968)
* Dita Saxová (1968)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Capricious Summer]] (1968)
* [[Capricious Summer]] (1968)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Crime in a Music Hall]] (1968)
* [[Crime in a Music Hall]] (1968)<ref name=":4" />
* [[The Cremator]] (1969)
* [[The Cremator]] (1969)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Larks on a String]] (1969)
* [[Larks on a String]] (1969)<ref name=":4" />
* Houslista (Short film) (1969)
* Houslista (Short film) (1969)
* Nevěsta (1970)
* Nevěsta (1970)<ref name=":4" />
* Straw Hat (1972)
* Straw Hat (1972)<ref name=":4" />
* Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972)
* Sechse kommen durch die Welt (1972)
* Thirty Maidens and Pythagoras (1977)
* Thirty Maidens and Pythagoras (1973)<ref name=":4" />
* [[The Apple Game]] (1977)
* [[The Apple Game]] (1976)<ref name=":4" />
* Modrá planeta (1977)
* Modrá planeta (1977)<ref name=":4" />
* The Woman Across the Way (1978)
* The Woman Across the Way (1978)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Those Wonderful Movie Cranks]] (1979)
* [[Those Wonderful Movie Cranks]] (1979)<ref name=":4" />
* Every Wednesday (1979)
* Every Wednesday (1979)<ref name=":4" />
* Hra na telo (1979)
* Hra na telo (1979)<ref name=":4" />
* Koportos (1980)
* Koportos (1980)<ref name=":4" />
* {{Interlanguage link|Bulldogs and Cherries|lt=|cs|Buldoci a třešně|WD=}} (1981)
* {{Interlanguage link|Bulldogs and Cherries|lt=|cs|Buldoci a třešně|WD=}} (1981)<ref name=":4" />
* Tale of the Little Quarter (TV Movie)(1981)
* Tale of the Little Quarter (TV Movie)(1981)<ref name=":4" />
* Szívzür (1982)
* Szívzür (1982)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Upír z Feratu|Ferat Vampire]] (1982)
* [[Upír z Feratu|Ferat Vampire]] (1982)<ref name=":4" />
* Švédská zápalka (TV Movie) (1982)
* Švédská zápalka (TV Movie) (1982)<ref name=":4" />
* Babicka se zbláznila (TV Movie) (1982)
* Babička se zbláznila (TV Movie) (1982)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Srdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoule]] (1983)
* [[Srdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoule]] (1983)<ref name=":4" />
* Fandy, ó Fandy (1983)
* Fandy, ó Fandy (1983)<ref name=":4" />
* Sedm křížků (TV Movie)(1983)
* Sedm křížků (TV Movie)(1983)
* Felhöjáték (1984)
* Felhöjáték (1984)<ref name=":4" />
* Albert (TV Movie) (1985)
* Albert (TV Movie) (1985)<ref name=":4" />
* Run, He Is Coming! (1987)
* Run, He Is Coming! (1987)<ref name=":4" />
* Veselé příhody z natáčení (TV Series) (1988)
* Veselé příhody z natáčení (TV Series) (1988)
* Dámská jízda (TV Movie) (1988)
* Dámská jízda (TV Movie) (1988)<ref name=":4" />
* Stvoření světa (TV Movie) (1989)
* Stvoření světa (TV Movie) (1989)<ref name=":4" />
* Zvláštní bytosti (1990)
* Zvláštní bytosti (1990)<ref name=":4" />
* {{Interlanguage link|Něžný barbar|lt=|cs||WD=}} (1990)
* {{Interlanguage link|Něžný barbar|lt=|cs||WD=}} (1990)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Martha and I]] (1990)
* [[Martha and I]] (1990)<ref name=":4" />
* Zvonokosy (TV Movie)(1990)
* Zvonokosy (TV Movie)(1990)<ref name=":4" />
* Praski student (TV Mini-Series)(1990)
* Pražský student (TV Mini-Series)(1990)<ref name=":4" />
* [[The Elementary School]] (1991)
* [[The Elementary School]] (1991)<ref name=":4" />
* Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel (TV Movie)(1992)
* Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel (TV Movie)(1992)<ref name=":4" />
* The Little Apocalypse (1993)
* The Little Apocalypse (1993)<ref name=":4" />
* Vsetko co mam rad (1993)
* Všetko čo mám rád (1993)<ref name=":4" />
* Joint Venture (1994)
* Joint Venture (1994)<ref name=":4" />
* Revenge (1995)
* Revenge (1995)<ref name=":4" />
* {{Interlanguage link|How to Deserve a Princess|lt=|cs|Jak si zasloužit princeznu|WD=}} (1995)
* {{Interlanguage link|How to Deserve a Princess|lt=|cs|Jak si zasloužit princeznu|WD=}} (1995)<ref name=":4" />
* Too Loud a Solitude (1996)
* Too Loud a Solitude (1996)<ref name=":4" />
* Truck Stop (1996)
* Truck Stop (1996)
* Drákulův švagr (TV Mini-Series) (1996)
* Drákulův švagr (TV Mini-Series) (1996)<ref name=":4" />
* Franciska vasárnapjai (1997)
* Franciska vasárnapjai (1997)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Hospoda]] (TV Series) (1996-1997)
* [[Hospoda]] (TV Series) (1996-1997)<ref name=":4" />
* [[All My Loved Ones]] (1999)
* [[All My Loved Ones]] (1999)<ref name=":4" />
* Zimni vila (TV Movie) (1999)
* Zimní víla (TV Movie) (1999)<ref name=":4" />
* When Grandpa Loved Rita Hayworth (2000)
* When Grandpa Loved Rita Hayworth (2000)<ref name=":4" />
* The Sunken Cemetery (2002)
* The Sunken Cemetery (2002)<ref name=":4" />
* {{Interlanguage link|Útěk do Budína|lt=|cs||WD=}} (2002)
* {{Interlanguage link|Útěk do Budína|lt=|cs||WD=}} (2002)<ref name=":4" />
* Colossal Sensation! (2004)
* Colossal Sensation! (2004)
* Rokonok ( 2006)
* Rokonok (2006)<ref name=":4" />
* [[Teddy Bear (2007 film)|Teddy Bear]] (2007)
* [[Teddy Bear (2007 film)|Teddy Bear]] (2007)<ref name=":4" />
* A bárány utolsó megkísértése (TV Movie) (2008)
* A bárány utolsó megkísértése (TV Movie) (2008)<ref name=":4" />
* Setkání v Praze, s vrazdou (TV Movie) (2009)
* Setkání v Praze, s vraždou (TV Movie) (2009)<ref name=":4" />
* Operation Dunaj (2009)
* Operation Dunaj (2009)<ref name=":4" />
* Wonderful Times (TV Series) (2009)
* Wonderful Times (TV Series) (2009)
* The Door (2012)
* The Door (2012)<ref name=":4" />
* Head Over Heels (TV Series) (2012-14)
* Head Over Heels (TV Series) (2012-14)
* [[The Interpreter (2018 film)|The Interpreter]] (2018)
* [[The Interpreter (2018 film)|The Interpreter]] (2018)<ref name=":4" />


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 08:08, 9 September 2020

Jiří Menzel
A close-up of Menzel's face
Jiří Menzel in 2016
Born(1938-02-23)February 23, 1938
Prague, Czechoslovakia
DiedSeptember 5, 2020(2020-09-05) (aged 82)
Prague, Czech Republic
OccupationFilm director
SpouseOlga Menzelová

Jiří Menzel (Template:IPA-cs) (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020)[1] 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.[2] Some of these films are adapted from works by Czech writers such as Bohumil Hrabal and Vladislav Vančura.[3][4]

Early life

Menzel was born in Prague in 1938 to Josef Menzel and Božena Jindřichová.[5] His father Josef was a journalist, translator and children's book writer.[6] Menzel studied directing at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) in Prague. His teachers at the academy included Czech Director Otakar Vávra.[7]

Career

Menzel was a member of the Czech New Wave cinema in the 1960s. His first feature film, Closely Watched Trains, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1967.[8][2] The film was World War II drama based on a book by Bohumil Hrabal.[4] His film Larks on a String was filmed in 1969, but was 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 in 1990.[9] The film was also based on a book by Bohumil Hrabal, and spoke about life in a re-education camp in Czechoslovakia under the communist rule.[4][10]

Menzel was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film again in 1986 with his dark comedy My Sweet Little Village.[11] In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.[12] In 1989 he was a member of the jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.[13] In 1995 he was a member of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.[14] He was awarded an IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2013.[15] He was also awarded the French title of Knight of Arts and Letters and the Czech Lion for lifetime artistic contribution.[4][10]

His last appearance in a feature film was in the 2018 Slovak film, The Interpreter, which was based on the story of a man's interactions with an SS soldier who had executed his parents. The film was Slovakia's official entry to the Oscars.[16][17]

Death

Menzel died on September 5, 2020, aged 82, after battling a prolonged illness.[18] He had undergone a brain surgery earlier in 2017.[16] He is survived by his wife Olga Menzelová, and daughters, Anna Karolina and Eva Maria.[4][19]

Filmography

Sources: [20][21][22]

As a Director
Year English title Original title Notes
1960 Prefabricated Houses[23] Domy z panelů School film
1963 Our Mr. Foerster Died[24] Umřel nám pan Foerster School film
1965 Concert '65[24] Koncert 65 Short documentary
1965 Crime at the Girls School Zločin v dívčí škole Segment "Crime at the Girls School"
1966 Pearls of the Deep Perličky na dně Segment "Smrt pana Baltazara" (The Death of Mr. Balthazar)
1966 Closely Watched Trains Ostře sledované vlaky Academy Award winner
1968 Crime in a Music Hall[24] Zločin v šantánu
1968 Capricious Summer Rozmarné léto
1969 Larks on a String Skřivánci na niti Banned and not released until 1990
1974 Altered Landscapes Proměny krajiny Short documentary
1974 Who Looks for Gold? Kdo hledá zlaté dno
1976 Seclusion Near a Forest Na samotě u lesa
1978 Those Wonderful Movie Cranks Báječní muži s klikou
1980 Cutting It Short Postřižiny
1981 Tři v tom[citation needed] TV theatre
1982 Krasosmutnění[citation needed] TV film
Dr. Johann Faust, Praha II., Karlovo nám. 40[citation needed] TV theatre
1983 Best Wishes From Planet Earth Srdečný pozdrav ze zeměkoule
1984 The Snowdrop Festival Slavnosti sněženek
1985 My Sweet Little Village Vesničko má středisková Nominated for Academy Award
1986 Chocolate Cop Die Schokoladenschnüffler
1989 End of Old Times [cs] Konec starých časů
1991 Audience[24] TV film
1991 Beggar's Opera Žebrácká opera
1993 Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin Život a neobyčejná dobrodružství vojáka Ivana Čonkina Nominated for 8 Czech Lion Awards[25]
1998 Jacobowski a plukovník[citation needed] TV film
2002 Ten Minutes Older Segment "One Moment"
2006 I Served the King of England Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále Nominated for 11 Czech Lion Awards[26], won 5[27]
2013 The Don Juans Donšajni[28]

As an Actor

See also

References

  1. ^ "V osmdesáti dvou letech zemřel režisér Jiří Menzel". Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  2. ^ a b "Menzel receives lifetime achievement award". Radio Prague International. 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  3. ^ "CILECT". www.cilect.org. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. ^ a b c d e France-Presse, Agence (2020-09-07). "Jiri Menzel, Oscar-winning Czech film director, dies at 82". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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  6. ^ "Josef Menzel". aleph.nkp.cz. Czech National Library. Retrieved 2020-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Vávra mě naučil vše, co má filmař umět, vzpomíná Menzel - Novinky.cz". www.novinky.cz. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  8. ^ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  9. ^ "Berlinale: 1990 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  10. ^ a b "Jiri Menzel: Oscar winning Czech director dies at 82". BBC News. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  11. ^ "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Berlinale: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  13. ^ "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  14. ^ "19th Moscow International Film Festival (1995)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  15. ^ "IFFI 2013 to open with Malayalam Film Kanyaka Talkies". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Jiri Menzel: Oscar winning Czech director dies at 82". BBC News. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  17. ^ TZ. "Film Tlmocnik to Compete in 2019 Oscars Race | NEWS NOW". Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  18. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray; Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-09-06). "Jiri Menzel Dies: Oscar-Winning Czech Director Of 'Closely Watched Trains' Was 82". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  19. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray; Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-09-06). "Jiri Menzel Dies: Oscar-Winning Czech Director Of 'Closely Watched Trains' Was 82". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  20. ^ "Reni Santoni". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  21. ^ "Jirí Menzel". British Film Institute. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  22. ^ "Jiri Menzel List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  23. ^ Prefabricated Houses, retrieved 2020-09-08
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw "Jiří Menzel". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  25. ^ "Český lev / 1994 / Nominace". www.filmovaakademie.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ "Český lev / 2006 / Nominace". www.filmovaakademie.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ "Český lev / 2006 / Držitelé ceny 14. Český lev". www.filmovaakademie.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2020-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze: Donšajni". csfd.cz. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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