Jiří Menzel(1938-2020)

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Jiří Menzel was born on 23 February 1938 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor and director, known for Closely Watched Trains (1966), I Served the King of England (2006) and Larks on a String (1969). He was married to Olga Menzelová-Kelymanová. He died on 5 September 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic.

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The Interpreter
6.8
- Ali Ungár (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2018
Head Over Heels
6.8
TV Series
- (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2014
The Door
6.5
- Surgeon (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2012
Signál
5.2
- Prokes (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2012
Wonderful Times
7.3
TV Series
- Profesor Sládecek (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2009
Operation Dunaj
4.9
- Oskar (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2009
Setkání v Praze, s vrazdou
5.6
TV Movie
- Horejs jr. (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2009
A bárány utolsó megkísértése
6.3
TV Movie
- Leopold Blum (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2007
Medvídek
6.2
- Romanuv otec (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2007
Rokonok
5.5
- Bankigazgató-helyettes (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2006
Világszám!
5.0
- Head of the Theatre (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2004
Útek do Budína
6.2
- Count (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2002
Potonulo groblje
5.5
- (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2002
Ab ins Paradies
7.0
- Pfarrer (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2000
Jak si zaslouzit princeznu
5.5
- Painter (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2000

Brouk v hlave
7.1
TV Movie
- theatre director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2016
The Don Juans
4.9
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2013
Jirí Menzel: 7 Questions
6.3
Video
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2011
I Served the King of England
7.3
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 2006
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
6.6
- Director (segment "One Moment")
- 2002
Bohumil Hrabal ocima Jirího Menzela
TV Short
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1994
Zivot a neobycejna dobrodruzstvi vojaka Ivana Conkina
7.0
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1994
Bookmark
5.1
TV Series
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1993
The Beggar's Opera
6.9
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1991
Audience
8.3
TV Movie
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1990
Konec starych casu
7.1
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1989
Die Schokoladenschnüffler
4.0
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1986
My Sweet Little Village
7.8
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1985
The Snowdrop Festivities
7.5
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1984
Capitali culturali d'Europa
7.1
TV Series
- Director (as Jirí Menzel)
- 1983

Official sites
- Encyclopedia
- France's national library catalogue
Alternative names
- Jiri Menzel
Born
- February 23, 1938
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died
- September 5, 2020
- Prague, Czech Republic(long-term illness)
Spouse
- Olga Menzelová-KelymanováOctober 2004 - September 5, 2020 (his death, 1 child)
Other works
He and Jan Kacer directed Niccolo Macchiavelli's play, "Mandragola," Alena Vostra's play, "Whose Turn Next?," and Nikolai Gogol's play, "The Government Inspector," in a Cinoherni Klub of Prague production at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England.
Publicity listings
- 2 Interviews
- 2 Articles

Trivia
His debut feature Closely Watched Trains (1966) (Closely Watched Trains) was the 2nd Czechoslovakian feature to win the Academy Award for 'Best Foreign Language Film' after The Shop on Main Street (1965). Menzel was later nominated again for My Sweet Little Village (1985).

Quotes
[on censorship] Censorship was not invented by the communists. Through all cultural history there is censorship. Of course, if you are not adult enough, your parents tell you what you can do or what you can say, and when you are an adult, you know for yourself and you don't need parents to tell you. Censorship is the parents. Now, unfortunately society is not adult enough, and that's a problem. We lose our adults too early. Every one of us has their own censorship because censorship is another name for respect for other people. Or responsibility.