''The Idiot Returns'' () is a 1999 Czech film directed by Saša Gedeon. The movie is loosely based on ''

The Idiot ''The Idiot'' (Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–1869. The titl ...

'' by

Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in both Russian and world literature, and many of his works are considered highly influent ...

. 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 1999 in film, films released in 1999 and took place on March 26, 2000, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30&nb ...

for the

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, 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 as František * Anna Geislerová as Anna *

Tatiana Vilhelmová Tatiana (or Tatianna, also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe. Origin Tatiana is a feminine, diminutive derivative of the Sabine—and later Latin� ...

as Olga * Jiří Langmajer as Emil *

Jiří Macháček Jiří Macháček (born 6 July 1966 in Litoměřice) is a Czechs, 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, ...

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 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 * 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 The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI, ) is an international festival of independent films organized each year in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. History The festival had its first edition in April 1999 and i ...

- Anna Geislerová and Tatiana Vilhelmová * 2000 Best Screenplay at

- Saša Gedeon * 1999 International Jury Award at

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- 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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