26.02.2025

Dear friends of Czech film,

The response to the FIlmmittwoch in March has already been overwhelming again, so this time we have decided to show the film twice in the main auditorium, once at 6pm and once at 8pm. The later screening is already largely sold out, but tickets are still available for 6pm. So be quick, because from Wednesday we will start general advertising for the movie.

At Film Wednesday on March 5, we will be showing the film "Jára Cimrman ležící, spící" (Jára Cimrman lying down, sleeping), the only film about the biggest Czech pre-Internet meme invented by the famous duo Smoljak/Svěrák. Jára Cimrman is an unrecognized genius and a thwarted national hero, an artist of all genres spurned by the authorities and the public and an inventor who is always a few minutes late. There are countless anecdotes about him, he has left his mark all over the Czech Republic and he is probably one of the country's best-known personalities.

The film can only shed a small light on his life, at least on what is known about it (which does not include the beginning and end). Cleverly embedded in a framework story, he is shown as a teenager (sic!), as an inspirer of great contemporaries, as an inventor, painter and playwright and as an anti-monarchical tutor to the children of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

But beware: if you take the first step into the Jára Cimrman cosmos here, you may never find your way out again. Addictive potential! On the other hand, it can also be very helpful in gaining a better understanding of the Czech Republic, its history and its inhabitants.

More information and tickets

(This is an automatic translation by DeepL Translator.)