The Don Juans
The Don Juans is a 2013 Czech comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. The film was selected as the Czech entry for the Academy Award for Best [Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film] at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Originally Agnieszka Holland's mini-series Burning Bush had been selected to represent the Czech Republic. However AMPAS disqualified the film, citing regulations that the film must not have initially appeared on television. The mini-series aired on Czech TV eight months prior to the re-edited version that appeared in cinemas. The Don Juans was a controversial pick as members of the Czech Film Academy did not see the film before it was chosen and because the film was poorly received by Czech critics.
Cast
- Jan Hartl as Vítek
- Libuše Šafránková as Markétka
- Martin Huba as Jakub
- Jiřina Jirásková as Jiřina
- Ivana Chýlková as Adélka
- Jan Jirán as Conductor
- Václav Kopta as Otto
- Eva Josefíková as young Markétka
- Václav Jílek as young Jakub