Summer Cinema - "Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje!" + Introduction by Martin Pleštil and Antonín Tesař

Name: Summer Cinema - "Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje!" + Introduction by Martin Pleštil and Antonín Tesař
Start: 2026-09-26
End: 2026-09-26
Location: Kasárna Karlín

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Summer cinema screening at Kasárna Karlín. A classic Czech comedy with an introduction by director Martin Pleštil and screenwriter Antonín Tesař.

About the venue: Kasárna Karlín

Kasárna Karlín is a cultural venue in a converted military barracks in Prague's Karlín district. It hosts concerts, exhibitions, festivals and community events throughout the year. UMPRUM - the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague - uses the space to present student and graduate work, bridging the academic world and the general public.

Prvního pluku 20/2, 186 00 Praha 8 Get directions

About: Zdeněk Svěrák

Actor, screenwriter and Cimrmanologist Zdeněk Svěrák is one of the founders of the Theatre of Jára Cimrman and the author of the Oscar-winning screenplay for Kolya (1996). The more than 400 songs he wrote with Jaroslav Uhlíř are known to virtually every Czech, from children to older generations.

feature films as an actor

400+

songs written with Jaroslav Uhlíř

3×

Magnesia Litera readers' award

Czech Lions for the film Kolja

What's new

2026-03
Zdeněk Svěrák celebrated his ninetieth birthday on March 28, 2026 with a festive evening at the Járy Cimrmana Theatre; the live broadcast was watched by over 180 cinemas throughout the republic, and President Petr Pavel came to congratulate him.
2026-03
René Zavoral, General Director of Czech Radio, inducted Zdeněk Svěrák into the radio hall of fame during the celebration of his ninetieth birthday.
2025-10
President Petr Pavel awarded Zdeněk Svěrák the Order of the White Lion, the highest state decoration of the Czech Republic.

Tracks

KoljaOscar-winning film (1996), screenplay and lead role by Zdeněk Svěrák

Není nutnocult song from the duo Svěrák & Uhlíř, a folk hit

Severní vítrsong from the film Vrchní, prchni! (1981), one of Svěrák's most famous texts

Marečku, podejte mi pero!cult Czech comedy (1976), screenplay by Svěrák & Smoljak

Vratné lahvefilm (2007), screenplay and lead role; Czech Lion for screenplay

About: Ladislav Smoljak

Director, screenwriter and actor Ladislav Smoljak ranks among the most distinctive figures in 20th-century Czech comedy. As co-founder of the Theatre of Jára Cimrman and author of fifteen plays about the fictional Czech genius, he left a mark on Czech culture that endures to this day.

theatrical plays written for Járy Cimrman Theatre (together with Svěrák)

feature films shot with Svěrák in 1974-1987

12000

performances staged by Járy Cimrman Theatre since its founding (as of 2010)

Jára Cimrman in the Greatest Czech poll (2005) - in the 1st round, as a fictional character was disqualified

What's new

2026-05
In May 2026, the Supreme Court rejected the appeal of the Žižkov Theatre of Járy Cimrman and confirmed that Filip Smoljak - heir to the copyright after Ladislav Smoljak - is entitled to approximately 130 thousand crowns for unauthorized performances of plays in 2019 and 2020.
2025-08
In August 2025, the Supreme Court rejected Filip Smoljak's appeal in a dispute over personality protection with the publishers of Respekt and Hospodářské noviny, finding that critical articles about the dispute concerning copyright to the plays of the Járy Cimrman Theatre constituted permissible criticism.
2025-06
On the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the creation of the character Járy Cimrman, Czech media recalled Smoljak's key contribution to the development of the Cimrman phenomenon and his initial skepticism toward the entire project.

Tracks

Marečku, podejte mi pero!film comedy (1976), screenplay by Smoljak and Svěrák, one of the most beloved Czech comedies

Kulový bleskfilm comedy (1978), Smoljak as co-author and co-director, a staple of television programming

Jára Cimrman, ležící, spícífeature film (1983), directed by Smoljak, the peak of Cimrman's film work

Vrchní, prchni!film comedy (1980), Smoljak's directorial debut

České nebetheatrical play DJC (2008), Smoljak's last work for the theater, written together with Svěrák

Summer Cinema - "Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje!" + Introduction by Martin Pleštil and Antonín Tesař

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