Jirí Menzel (Czech: ['j?r?i? 'm?ntsl?] 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 Vancura.
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.
Gender: Male
Born On: 23-Feb-1938
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Jirí Menzel's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring Jirí Menzel on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: Nov 1, 2024 6:18 PM
Treni strettamente sorvegliati (1966)
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.
SMAT (1966)
A successful art historian who has trouble telling people difficult truths, finds himself in an inescapable situation when a small lie quickly gets out of hand.