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Jra Cimrman Lying, Sleeping
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Wikipedia article
'Jra Cimrman Lying, Sleeping' is a 1983 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ladislav Smoljak. It is a biopic of the fictional Czech national hero Jra Cimrman, who is portrayed by one of his inventors, Zdenk Svrk.
The story is framed by an excursion to Liptkov, the (fictional) village where Cimrman allegedly spent the final years of his life. The retrospective passages, which make up the most of the film, span Cimrman's whole "known" life, where he interacts with many personalities of Czech and European science and culture in the Belle poque. A large portion of the film deals with Cimrman's acting as a tutor in the family of Franz Ferdinand d'Este, the heir presumptive of Austria-Hungary. In this role Cimrman is secretly aiming to "split the monarchy".
Cast
* Zdenk Svrk - Jra Cimrman (as Zdenk Svrk and Company)
* Valerie Kaplanov - the museum guide
* Petr epek - Archduke Franz Ferdinand d'Este / Nvlt, his double
* Josef Abrhm - Theatrical researcher
* Libue afrnkov - Albta
* Ladislav Frej - Marold, painter
* Ji Zahajsk - Dr. Emil Holub, explorer
* Marie Drahokoupilov - the tour courier
* Mla Myslkov - Headmistress
* Jaroslav Vozb - translator
* Vladimr Svitek - Professor Kingsley
* Milena Dvorsk - Duchess d'Este
* Ji Kostka - Emperor Franz Joseph I / Machn, his double
* Petr Kostka - Mnes, painter
* Pavel Vondruka - Johann Strauss II
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