Erie Manzo
On September 5, local time, the famous Czech director and actor Eli Manzo died of illness at the age of 82. Eli Manzo is a representative of the New Wave of Czech cinema, on a par with Czech directors such as Milos Foreman and Vila Hitilova.
Ely Manzo's directorial masterpieces include "The Watched Train", "Wingless Sparrow", "I Have Served the King of England", "Capricious Summer", "Who is Looking for Gold?" "Golden Memories" and so on. Among them, "The Closely Monitored Train" has attracted international attention, winning the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the 40th Academy Awards, "The Wingless Sparrow" won the Golden Bear Award for Best Film at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival, "The King of England I Once Served" won the International Film Critics Fibisi Award at the Berlin Film Festival, the Golden Lion Award for Best Czech Film, the Golden Lion Award for Best Czech Director, etc.
"The Train Under Close Surveillance"
In 2018, Eli Manzo won the Berlin Golden Camera Award at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival in recognition of his contribution to the czech and world cinematic industry. Ely Manzo has also starred in more than 80 films and television productions, and his performance is the 2018 comedy film "The Translator" directed by Martin Schulik. In 2013, Ely Manzo came to China to serve as a jury member of the Golden Jubilee Award at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival.
Ely Manzo and Jackie Chan presented the award at the Shanghai Film Festival