Acclaimed Czech film director Jiri Menzel dies at 82
In 1967, the veteran filmmaker won the best foreign language film Academy Award for his first directorial venture, a Nazi occupation story “Closely Watched Trains”.
Oscar-winning Czech film director Jiri Menzel, 82, has passed away following a long battle with serious health problems.
Menzel’s wife shared the news of his death on Facebook late Sunday.
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Born in 1938, he studied film direction in Prague and graduated to become one of the notable figures of the Czechoslovak New Wave of cinema in the 1960s.
In 1967, the veteran filmmaker won the best foreign language film Academy Award for his first directorial venture, a Nazi occupation story “Closely Watched Trains”.
Menzel’s “Sweet Little Village” from 1985 earned him an Oscar nomination.