Cutting It Short
Fri 14.8.
Kasárna Karlín, Prague
Outdoor summer screening of the beloved Czech comedy classic at Kasárna Karlín.
Jiří Menzel
About
Jiří Menzel (23 February 1938 - 5 September 2020) was a Czech film and theatre director, screenwriter and actor, one of the central figures of the Czech New Wave. His debut feature Closely Watched Trains (1966), adapted from Bohumil Hrabal, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1968. The banned Larks on a String (1969) could only be released after the Velvet Revolution and won the Golden Bear at the 1990 Berlin Film Festival. His comedy My Sweet Little Village (1985), co-written with Zdeněk Svěrák, earned a second Oscar nomination.
- Born:
- 23 February 1938 (82 years)
- Died:
- 5 September 2020
- Place of birth:
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
1
Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (Closely Watched Trains, 1968)
1
Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival (Larks on a String, 1990)
2
Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in total
30+
feature-length directorial works
What's new
- 2025-01
At the Václav Havel Library in Prague on January 24, 2025, a memorial event "Tribute to Jiří Menzel" was held, at which the ambassadress of the Croatian Republic presented the director's wife Olga Menzelová with a state decoration awarded posthumously by President Zoran Milanović.
- 2022-09
The artistic association Artes inducted Jiří Menzel posthumously into the Hall of Legends of Entertainment Art at a solemn ceremony on September 25, 2022, at the Lucie Bílá Theater in Prague.
- 2020-11
The director's wife Olga Menzelová confirmed on November 9, 2020, that Jiří Menzel died as a result of pneumonia caused by covid-19.
- 2020-09
Jiří Menzel died on September 5, 2020, in Prague at the age of 82 after a long illness; in recent years he suffered from the consequences of a 2017 brain operation.
Tracks
Ostře sledované vlakyfeature film debut (1966), Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film 1968
Skřivánci na nitivault film (1969/1990), Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival 1990
Vesničko má střediskovácomedy (1985), Oscar nomination; screenplay by Zdeněk Svěrák
Postřižinyadaptation of Hrabal (1980), jury's special mention in Venice 1981
Obsluhoval jsem anglického králelast major film (2006), Czech Lion for Best Director
Upcoming · 3
Pearls of the Deep
Tue 25.8.
20:00
Alšova jihočeská galerie, Hluboká nad Vltavou
160 Kč · ≈ 7 €
A classic Czechoslovak film screening accompanying the Jiří Balcara exhibition at Alšova jihočeská galerie.
My Sweet Little Village
Thu 10.9.
20:00
Summer Cinema Olomouc, Olomouc
Classic Czech comedy about village life plays at the open-air cinema. A beloved film for all ages.
Past · 2
Capricious Summer
Thu 6.8.
21:30
Museum and Gallery of Northern Plzeň Region in Mariánská Týnice, Kralovice
Classic summer cinema screening of Capricious Summer at the museum in Mariánská Týnice. A nostalgic evening under the stars.
Secluded, Near Woods
Tue 4.8.
21:15
University Cinema Scala, Brno
180 Kč · ≈ 7 €
A Prague family buys a country cottage only to find themselves sharing it with its original owner. A comedy about urban-rural culture clash and the cottage-owning craze of the 1970s.