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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, 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.

Plot summary

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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

1. "A Few Controversies Amid a Record Number of Foreign-Language Oscar Entries". New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
2. "Oscars: Czechs Choose HBO's 'Burning Bush' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
3. "Czechs enter Burning Bush to Oscars". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
4. "Academy Disqualifies Burning Bush". Film New Europe. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
5. "Hořící keř neprošel přes právníky, Oscara si nárokuje nepovedený "Menzel"". Reflex.cz. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
6. "Překvapení se nekoná: Donšajni o Oscara bojovat nebudou". Kinobox.cz. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

External links

• The Don Juans at IMDb
• The Don Juans at AllMovie

• 2013 films
• 2013 comedy films
• 2010s Czech-language films
• Films directed by Jiří Menzel
• Czech comedy films
• TV Nova (Czech TV channel) original films