Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ladislav Smoljak, about the fictional national hero Jára Cimrman (universal genius, inventor, sportsman, criminalist, poet, writer and philosopher).
Writing
Zdeněk Svěrák's dense wordplay rewards attention.
Acting
Svěrák plays Cimrman with tragicomic dignity.
Director
Ladislav Smoljak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cimrman remains a genuine Czech cultural institution—there's an actual Jára Cimrman Theatre in Prague that still sells out.
Svěrák and Smoljak created Cimrman in 1966, meaning this 'biopic' came 17 years into his fictional existence.
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