Czech-Swiss filmmaker Kolinsky – hitherto better known as a virtuoso pianist – completed this illuminating, affectionate documentary after the release of Menzel’s cinematic swan song as a director, 2013’s underrated, operatic comedy, The Don Juans, but it captures Menzel still busy directing for the stage. Rich in clips from his key films and in Menzel’s anecdote-studded reflections on a six-decade-spanning career, it includes thoughtful tributes to his peculiar brand of comedy from friends and admirers including Miloš Forman, Ken Loach, István Szabó, Emir Kusturica and Menzel’s great friend and mentor, Věra Chytilová.