The Don Juans

For the American musical duo, see The Don Juans (band). For the 1950s R&B quintet, see Andre Williams and the Don Juans.

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]

The Don Juans
Directed by	Jiří Menzel
Written by	Jiří Menzel Tereza Brdečková
Produced by	Adrian Sarbu
Starring	Jan Hartl
Cinematography	Jaromír Šofr
Edited by	Jiří Brožek
Music by	Aleš Březina
Distributed by	Bontonfilm
Release dates	27 August 2013 (2013-08-27) (Montreal IFF) 26 September 2013 (2013-09-26) (Czech Republic)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Czech Republic
Language	Czech

Plot summary

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