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Návrat idiota (1999)

| Romance, Comedy, Drama | 25 February 1999 (Czech Republic)
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Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he's been, "successfully" avoiding all relationships. He is an ingenuous and a pure person and thus, is regarded as an ... See full summary »

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... Frantisek
... Anna
... Olga
... Emil
... Robert
... Mother of Emil and Robert
... Mother of Anna and Olga
Pavel Marek ... Mole
... Girl #1
Yvetta Janousková ... Girl #2
Petra Kolárová ... Girl #3
Josef Oplt ... Dance master
... Dance courses assistant
Michal Rausar ... Schoolboy
Alena Olahová ... Waitress
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Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he's been, "successfully" avoiding all relationships. He is an ingenuous and a pure person and thus, is regarded as an idiot. He becomes involved in various love and family conflicts. It is because he hasn't experienced much of the "real" life that he is able to perceive human relationships in their genuineness. Written by Pavel Smutny

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gedeon presented a weak plot well (visually)
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This was a nice film to watch, in the way that looking out of the window of a bus can be lulling. The plot was saccharine, far-fetched and flimsy. It was too bad that Gedeon relied on the title of Dostoevsky's book "The Idiot" to generate interest for the story, since it was completely unrelated to the Russian novel. Calling it "Return Of The Idiot" implies that Gedeon's story had some precedence. Here he presents a sad crew of (fairly attractive, at least) inbred characters that revolve around a typical sad-sack anti-hero who, I think, the world could have done without. Thinking of the film, I almost want to rate it at less than seven out of ten, but I enjoyed myself on a cold November night, thinking of the Czech Republic, mildly delighted by the cool, hard blue-grey tones of the images and the film's low-key progression.
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