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
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 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
- 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
- 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
- ^ "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.
 
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