“His work had a sincerity, a subtlety”: Great Czech director Jiří Menzel dies at 82

Published: Sept. 7, 2020, 10:09 a.m.

Jiří Menzel, one of the greatest Czech film directors, died at the weekend at the age of 82. Menzel won an Academy Award with his very first feature, Closely Observed Trains, and also helmed a number of other movies that are held in very deep affection by many Czechs.