The Idiot Returns
| The Idiot Returns | |
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| Directed by | Saša Gedeon |
| Written by | Saša Gedeon |
| Based on | The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| Produced by | Petr Oukropec Čestmír Kopecký |
| Starring | Pavel Liška Aňa Geislerová Tatiana Vilhelmová |
| Cinematography | Štěpán Kučera |
| Edited by | Petr Turyna |
| Music by | Vladimír Godár |
| Distributed by | Cinemart, a. s. |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Language | Czech |
The Idiot Returns (Czech: Návrat idiota; also released as Return of the Idiot) is a 1999 Czech film directed by Saša Gedeon. The movie is loosely based on The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky.[1] It was the Czech Republic's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Plot
[edit]František returns from a mental institution where he spent most of his life. He meets Anna, and later her lovers Emil and Robert, and her sister Olga.
Cast
[edit]- Pavel Liška as František
- Anna Geislerová as Anna
- Tatiana Vilhelmová as Olga
- Jiří Langmajer as Emil
- Jiří Macháček as Robert
- Zdena Hadrbolcová as Emil's and Robert's mother
- Jitka Smutná as Anna and Olga's mother
- Pavel Marek as Krtek
- Anna Polívková as Girl at dancing lessons
Awards
[edit]- 1999 Czech Lion Award for Best Film
- 1999 Czech Lion Award for Best Screenplay - Saša Gedeon
- 1999 Czech Lion Award for Best Director - Saša Gedeon
- 1999 Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actress - Anna Geislerová
- 1999 Czech Lion Award for Best Music - Vladimír Godár
- 2000 Best Actress at Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - Anna Geislerová and Tatiana Vilhelmová
- 2000 Best Screenplay at Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - Saša Gedeon
- 1999 International Jury Award at São Paulo International Film Festival - Saša Gedeon
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
[edit]- ^ "The Return of the Idiot (1999)". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Czech submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". Czech Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
External links
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