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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.
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 .
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 Two...
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).
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Sep 15, 2020 · Jiri Menzel at the Algonquin Hotel in 1968. He won an Oscar for his first feature, “Closely Watched Trains,” at a time when directors tested authoritarian limits. Carl Gossett/The New...
Jiří Menzel (1938-2020) was a key figure of the Czech New Wave, known for his Oscar-winning Closely Observed Trains and his collaborations with Bohumil Hrabal. He also directed plays, acted in films, and faced the challenges of Communism and free-market capitalism.
Sep 6, 2020 · The filmmaker, who made the 1966 classic "Closely Watched Trains", passed away after a long illness. He was a leading figure of the Czech New Wave and a collaborator of novelist Bohumil Hrabal.
