''The Idiot Returns'' ( cs, Návrat idiota; also released as Return of the Idiot) is a 1999 Czech film directed by

Saša Gedeon Saša Gedeon (born 29 August 1970) is a Czech film director, screenwriter, and actor. He graduated from the Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1995.Buchar, Robert. "Saša Gedeon." ''Czech New Wave Filmmakers in In ...

. The movie is loosely based on ''

The Idiot ''The Idiot'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Идиот, Idiót) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–69. The title is an ...

'' by

Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

. It was the Czech Republic's submission to the

72nd Academy Awards The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1999 and took place on March 26, 2000, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST ...

for the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot

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

Pavel Liška Pavel Liška (born 29 January 1972) is a Czech actor. He has appeared in more than fifty films since 1997. Selected filmography References External links * 1972 births Living people Czech male film actors Janáček Academy of Musi ...

as František *

Anna Geislerová Anna Geislerová, also known as Aňa Geislerová (born 17 April 1976), is a Czech actress. She became well known for her double role of Eliška/Hana in movie '' Želary'' (2003) and as Anna in '' Návrat idiota'' (1999). A former model, Geisler ...

as Anna *

Tatiana Vilhelmová Tatiana Dyková, née Vilhelmová (born July 13, 1978 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech film and stage actress. She made her professional debut in ''Indian Summer'' (1995), directed by Saša Gedeon, for which she received her first nomination ...

as Olga *

Jiří Langmajer Jiří Langmajer (born 3 June 1966) is a Czech theatre, television, and film actor. Biography Jiří Langmajer was born in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia. He studied music and drama at the Prague Conservatory from 1981 to 1987. While still a student, h ...

as Emil *

Jiří Macháček Jiří Macháček (born 6 July 1966 in Litoměřice) is a Czech actor and singer. Education Macháček graduated from high school in Prague before attending Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, the Law Faculty at Charles University in Prague, and th ...

as Robert *

Zdena Hadrbolcová Zdena Hadrbolcová (13 July 1937 – 20 November 2023) was a Czech actress. Life Zdena Hadrbolcová was born on 13 July 1937 in Prague. She was educated at a French grammar school in Prague and studied theatre directing at the Academy of Perf ...

as Emil's and Robert's mother *

Jitka Smutná Jitka is a Czech female given name. It is nickname of Hebrew name Judith, meaning ''He will be praised'' or ''woman of Judea''. The old Czech form is Jutka, derived the German name Jutta. Name day celebrate 5 December. Pronounced "YIT-kah". Famou ...

as Anna and Olga's mother *

Pavel Marek Pavel (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel ...

as Krtek *

Anna Polívková Anna Polívková (born 24 March 1979 in Prague) is a Czech actress. In December 2013 Polívková won the StarDance (Czech season 6), sixth season of StarDance (Czech TV series), StarDance with her professional partner Michal Kurtiš. Selected ...

as Girl at dancing lessons

Awards

* 1999

Czech Lion Award for Best Film Czech Lion Award The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of memb ...

* 1999

Czech Lion Award for Best Screenplay Czech Lion Award The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of memb ...

- Saša Gedeon * 1999 Czech Lion Award for Best Director - Saša Gedeon * 1999

Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actress Czech Lion Award The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of memb ...

- Anna Geislerová * 1999

Czech Lion Award for Best Music Czech Lion Award The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of mem ...

- Vladimír Godár * 2000 Best Actress at

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI, es, Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) is an international festival of independent films organized each year in the month of April, in the city of ...

- Anna Geislerová and Tatiana Vilhelmová * 2000 Best Screenplay at

- Saša Gedeon * 1999 International Jury Award at

São Paulo International Film Festival The São Paulo International Film Festival ( pt, Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A non-profit event, the festival is organized ...

- Saša Gedeon

References

External links

* 1999 films 1999 romance films Films based on The Idiot Czech romantic films Czech Lion Awards winners (films) Golden Kingfisher winners Stillking Films films 1990s Czech-language films {{1990s-romance-film-stub

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