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Jiří Menzel (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmɛntsl̩] ⓘ) (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]
Jirí 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).
Jiří Menzel (23. února 1938 Praha – 5. září 2020 Praha) byl český filmový a divadelní režisér, herec a spisovatel. Je jedním z mála českých filmařů oceněných Oscarem , proslavil se zejména adaptacemi děl Bohumila Hrabala .
7 Sep 2020 · Oscar-winning Czech director Jiri Menzel has died aged 82 after battling serious health issues, his wife says. Menzel won an Academy Award in 1968 for best foreign language film for World War...
18 Okt 2020 · A tribute to Jiří Menzel, one of the defining voices of the Czechoslovak New Wave, who passed away in 2020. Explore his seven films based on Bohumil Hrabal's stories, from Pearls of the Deep to Larks on a String.
15 Sep 2020 · You might think the Czech director Jiri Menzel, having spent much of his life behind the Iron Curtain, wanted nothing more than to be free of it. But Mr. Menzel knew the value of having limits to...
6 Sep 2020 · Oscar-winning Czech director, writer and actor Jiri Menzel died Saturday following a long illness. Menzel’s death was confirmed by his wife, Olga, who posted the news on Instagram and...