Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech director Jiri Menzel during the shooting of his film Obsluhoval jsem anglickeho krale (I served the King of England) in Liberec, Czech Republic, April 28, 2006. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek) *** Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel died on Saturday evening on September 5, 2020, aged 82, his wife Olga Menzelova wrote on Facebook late on Sunday and Menzel's assistant Mila Radova confirmed the information to CTK.

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech director Jiri Menzel, left, and Bulgarian actor Ivan Barnev, right, during the shooting of the film Obsluhoval jsem anglickeho krale (I served the King of England) in Prague, Czech Republic, March 9, 2006. (CTK Photo/Rene Volfik) *** Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel died on Saturday evening on September 5, 2020, aged 82, his wife Olga Menzelova wrote on Facebook late on Sunday and Menzel's assistant Mila Radova confirmed the information to CTK.

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech director Jiri Menzel during the shooting of his film Obsluhoval jsem anglickeho krale (I served the King of England) in Prague, Czech Republic, March 9, 2006. (CTK Photo/Rene Volfik) *** Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel died on Saturday evening on September 5, 2020, aged 82, his wife Olga Menzelova wrote on Facebook late on Sunday and Menzel's assistant Mila Radova confirmed the information to CTK.

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech director Jiri Menzel during the shooting of his film Obsluhoval jsem anglickeho krale (I served the King of England) in Liberec, Czech Republic, April 28, 2006. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek) *** Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel died on Saturday evening on September 5, 2020, aged 82, his wife Olga Menzelova wrote on Facebook late on Sunday and Menzel's assistant Mila Radova confirmed the information to CTK.

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech director Jiri Menzel during the shooting of his film Obsluhoval jsem anglickeho krale (I served the King of England) in Liberec, Czech Republic, April 28, 2006. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek) *** Czech Oscar-winning film director Jiri Menzel died on Saturday evening on September 5, 2020, aged 82, his wife Olga Menzelova wrote on Facebook late on Sunday and Menzel's assistant Mila Radova confirmed the information to CTK.