Jiří Menzel Movies

A worker steals bits and pieces of building materials from work to construct a new home for himself and his girlfriend. When he discovers that...

A young man living in a strictly run boarding house secretly brings a girl of loose morals into his room at night, who is nevertheless well-groomed...

Emil (Vaclav Chalupa as a teen, Ondrej Vetchy as an adult) has been naughty, and his family is at a loss about what to do with him. He's been...

Jiří Suchý recalls two of the most prominent artistic and creative figures in Czechoslovak culture of the last century:...

An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most...

When he was five years old, Ivan Hum was kidnapped and was forced to spend his formative years in orphanages, prisons and other institutions all...

A parable for the end of totalitarianism. Three protagonists - a high official, a secretary, and a border guard - representative of three...

The series of children's films about Detective Martin, who intervenes in cases involving children, begins with this film. It consists of two short...

Two young technicians, Filos and Kája, come to a small village that is a bit cut off from the rest of the world in order to find the best...

Story of an extraordinary musician, violinist, who was famous, but his alcoholism led him to poverty. Now he is playing time from time to rich...

The young Marta has made a break in her medical education to fully invest in her career as a model. We follow her for a day in her life, almost...

A student work by Jiří Menzel, filmed during his second year at the FAMU film school. Views of old Prague and its tenement buildings,...

The aging police commissioner, who has a twenty-five-year-old fiancée, Olga, is disturbed at his sixtieth birthday party by the news from the...

The theft of a pearl necklace and subsequent murder took place at the Tartaros cabaret. All this could compromise the minister, who is an admirer of...

A lyrical story from the beginning of 20th century, with the atmosphere of a small-town environment, distinctive characters, and a subtle analysis of...

After many years, Anka Lomnická, a former countess and emigrant, arrives in Prague. By chance, she finds herself seated next to two characters...

A comedy about a charismatic man who lacks the confidence of his surroundings. However, he was not completely satisfied with the original script and...