Josef Abrhám (14 December 1939 - 16 May 2022) was one of the most celebrated Czech actors of the second half of the 20th century. He became a household name through comedies such as Marečku, podejte mi pero! and Vrchní, prchni!, and as Dr. Blažej in the television series Nemocnice na kraji města - a role that also won him fans in Germany. He received the Czech Lion Award for his performance in Šakalí léta (1993) and the Thalia Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2020. He was married to actress Libuše Šafránková, with whom he formed the most iconic acting couple in Czech cultural life.
The remains of Josef Abrhám were buried in October 2023 by his son Josef Abrhám Jr. in the family crypt in Kunovice.
Josef Abrhám died on May 16, 2022, at the age of 82 in a hospital in Mělník from pneumonia.
In 2020, Josef Abrhám received the Thalia Prize for his lifetime contribution to Czech theatre.
In January 2019, Josef Abrhám was decorated by Slovak President Andrej Kiska with the Order of the White Double Cross.
Václav Havel's only feature film - a darkly comic portrait of a former chancellor losing power and his place in the world. A sharp, ironic meditation on political decline set entirely in a villa garden.
A 1967 classic by director Antonín Moskalyk about an eighteen-year-old Jewish girl who, after liberation from a concentration camp, attempts to rebuild her life but confronts an unforgiving reality.
A comedic detective film by Ladislav Smoljak starring Jiří Zahajský and Marek Brodský. Police investigate the mystery of a missing factory owner in an absurd parody of detective stories.
A film adaptation of the legendary Jára Cimrman, exploring the life of Czech culture's most versatile genius through humorous episodes and a tour of his room in Liptákov.
A 1951 Czechoslovak film about a screenwriter who discovers in horror that his village drama has been transformed into a musical show about increasing agricultural productivity.
A comedy film about a man who makes money by posing as a waiter in Prague restaurants and gets caught in increasingly bigger trouble.
Summer film screening of Jackal Years at Holešovická tržnice. Free entry.
A classic Czech comedy about the chaotic coordination of a twelve-way apartment exchange, led by a clever lawyer navigating unexpected complications and mishaps.
A Czechoslovak film about a man who returns to school and must come to terms with his son being the better student. A comedy about education and family relationships.
