Jiří Menzel Movies

A fairy tale of three brothers who try to save a princess kidnapped by an evil wizard.

Ivan, in his early forties, returns, after many years of absence to his native town - a typical Middle - European small town in Northern of Croatia....

TV miniseries "More than words explores the possibilities and ways of behavior in non-verbal communication, primarily movements, gestures and ways of...

A commemorative and essayistic meditative piece on the Prague quarter Libeň during the 1950s.

Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.

Little kids, little worries, big kids, big worries, sighs many a parent often. This is no different for the mother of eighteen-year-old Frantisek,...

An opera troupe in a small town decides to perform Mozart's Don Giovanni. The view behind the scenes uncovers the world of opera without the glitter....

This film is a documentary-style look at the life of the beloved Czech actor, Zdeněk Svěrák.

On a sunny afternoon an old man speaks to a laundress about his love for Provence, then a black flag is unfurled outside the town monument: news has...

A theater play by Václav Havel.

The second installment of children's stories investigator Dr. Martin. The film has two stories:

An idiosyncratic reflection on the film Larks on a String and its history, shot by it's director Jiri Menzel.

Stephen, living in a troubled family, breaks into a grocery store and wreaks vandalism. He is sent to a reform school. Later he works in a cleaning...

A crime comedy directed by Jirí Menzel, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.