Jiří Menzel

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Gender	Male
Death	4 years ago
Date of birth	February 23,1938
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Born	Prague
	Czechia
Spouse	Olga Menzelová-Kelymanová
Parents	Josef Menzel
Children	Eva Maria Menzelová
Job	Actor
	Film director
	Screenwriter
	Theatre Director
Education	Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Awards	Golden Bear
	Czech Lion Award for Best Director
	Czech Lion Honorary Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film
	TIFF Award for Lifetime Achievement
	The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
	Ministry of Culture Award for Achievement in the Field of Cinematography and Audiovisual Works
	Gopo for Best European Film
	Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Died	Prague
	Czechia
Movies/Shows	Hospoda
	Closely Watched Trains
	Magický Cinoherní klub
	Slavná filmová místa
	Larks on a String
	Cutting it Short
	My Sweet Little Village
Date of died	September 5,2020
Nominations	Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Nationality	Czech
	Czechoslovak
Date of Reg.	2019-10-30 18:10:26
Date of Upd.	2023-06-28 12:09:51
ID	1551520

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Jiří Menzel Life story

Jiří Menzel 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.