Jiří Menzel was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films are adapted from works by Czech writers such as Bohumil Hrabal and Vladislav Vančura.
Jiří Menzel in 2016
Bohumil Hrabal was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
Portrait of Bohumil Hrabal taken in 1988 by Hana Hamplová
Hrabal's portraits on Postřižinské beers
Bohumil Hrabal painted among his beloved cats on the "Hrabal Wall" in Prague
Bohumil Hrabal in 1985