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Jiří Menzel
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Czech film director, actor, director, scriptwriter, writer and university educator (1938-2020)
Film & TV
Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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…
Known for
- The Interpreter — Ali Ungár2018
- CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel — Self2018
- More Than Words — Self2018
- The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street — Self2016
- To Make a Comedy Is No Fun — Self2016
- Bohumil Hrabal „Takže se stalo, že...“ — self2014
- Milan Čorba2014
- The Presence of Arnošt Lustig — Self2012
- Signál — Prokeš2012
- Jiří Menzel: 7 Questions — Self2011
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1938-02-23 ) 23 February 1938, Prague , Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) (aged 82), Prague , Czech Republic
- Occupation
- Film director
- Spouse
- Olga Menzelová
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jiří
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czech Republic
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Place of death
- Prague
- Occupation
- theatrical director
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Notable work
- Capricious Summer
- Image
- Jiří Menzel III (2017).jpg
- Residence
- Prague
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- Commons category
- Jiří Menzel
- date of birth
- 1938-02-23
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Jiří Menzel
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-09-05
- place of burial
- Vyšehrad cemetery
- name in native language
- Jiří Menzel
- cause of death
- COVID-19
- manner of death
- natural causes
- topic has template
- Template:Jiří Menzel
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Jiří Menzel ( Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈmɛntsl̩] ) (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) 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.
Early life
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