The Don Juans (Czech: Donšajni, also known as Skirt Chasers) is a 2013 Czech comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. The film was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[1] but it was not nominated. Originally Agnieszka Holland's mini-series Burning Bush had been selected to represent the Czech Republic.[2][3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6]

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

See also

• List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

• The Don Juans at IMDb