Jiří Menzel

Acting

Born: 1938-02-23
Died: 2020-09-05
From: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Also Known As

Jirí MenzelJiri Menzel이리 멘젤이리 멘첼

Biography

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

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Awards & Nominations13 won · 4 nominated

🏆 Won

Master Prix

2018
🏆 Won

Sun in a Net Award for Best Actor in Leading Role

2018
🏆 Won

Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal

2013
Nominated

European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film

I Served the King of England

2007
🏆 Won

Czech Lion for Best Director

2006
🏆 Won

Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary

2004
🏆 Won

Crystal Globe

2003
🏆 Won

Czech Medal of Merit

1996
🏆 Won

Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film

1996
🏆 Won

Golden Bear

Larks on a String

1990
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Film

Closely Watched Trains

1969
🏆 Won

Crystal Globe

1968
Nominated

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Closely Watched Trains

1968
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay

Closely Watched Trains

1967
🏆 Won

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

🏆 Won

Aleksandar Lifka Award

🏆 Won

Klement Gottwald State Prize

Acting69 titles

Directing26 titles

Writing17 titles

Art1 title

Crew1 title