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Jiří Menzel

Jiří Menzel

Directing
1966 — 2007 · 8 films
Lived
23 February 1938 — d. 2020
From
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.

Career Signature

How Jiří Menzel’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.