Towards the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Inspector Trachta and his intern Hlaváček investigate the murder of the manufacturer Bierhanzl, who made a miracle ointment for hair loss from duck eggs and mysteriously disappeared while celebrating a big party in his villa. The clues found show that he was murdered in a sophisticated way: as the film's title suggests, he was apparently dissolved in a bathtub with sulfuric acid and his remains were washed down the drain. During their investigation, Trachta and Hlaváček discover in an original way that completely different crimes were actually committed...
»Rozpuštěný a vypuštěný« (Dissolved and Effused) at Czech Film Wednesday
With this film, Czech Film Wednesday has a crime thriller in its program for the first time. This is, after all, the most popular genre (on television). The legendary duo Svěrák/Smoljak has brought a piece of their Jára Cimrman theater to the screen.
Jára Cimrman is the fictional character of a universal genius, invented by Zdeněk Svěrák in 1966 as part of a radio broadcast, who made many more or less absurd discoveries and appeared in all corners and ends of the world. At the time of real socialism, it was often used to subtly make fun of social conditions and thus perhaps make them more bearable. The whole of the Czech Republic knows and loves Jára Cimrman, and he is repeatedly referred to as one of the most important people in the country.
A series of plays about Jára Cimrman were performed in the theater of the same name run by Svěrák and Smoljak. Three films were also made in the style of this theater. These are among the most popular films in the Czech Republic and especially of the 1980s. We chose this film because we really wanted to show a crime thriller. Unfortunately, the character of Jára Cimrman does not appear, but his brilliant mind is also evident in Inspector Trachta. We will also include the other two films in the program in the future.
Unfortunately, it will only be partially possible to convey the film's Jára Cimrman humor to the German audience. On the one hand, wordplay plays a very important role, which usually doesn't work in another language. On the other hand, in order to make many allusions and jokes, you have to be very familiar with Czech culture and society and of course with the Cimrman cult. With all the absurdities and funny ideas that are still understandable, it should also be great fun for the local audience.
ČSSR 1984, 80 min, OmdtU
Director: Ladislav Smoljak
Actors: Jiří Zahajský, Marek Brodský, Rudolf Hrušínský, Blažena Holišová, Josef Abrhám, Veronika Jeníková, Jaroslava Adamová, Vlastimil Brodský
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The large car park for Kraftwerk Mitte is located behind the railway embankment. Access is from Löbtauer Straße. From the car park you can get to the cinema through a passageway and via Könneritzstraße.