Return of the Idiot

1999 film by Saša Gedeon
Movie film Q3795587
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Return of the Idiot

Summary

Return of the Idiot is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Return of the Idiot received the Czech Lion Awards[3].
  • Return of the Idiot received the Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature live action or animated film[4].
  • Return of the Idiot's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Return of the Idiot was directed by Saša Gedeon[6].
  • Saša Gedeon wrote the screenplay for Return of the Idiot[7].
  • Return of the Idiot's composer is recorded as Vladimír Godár[8].
  • Return of the Idiot's genre is drama film[9].
  • Return of the Idiot's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Return of the Idiot's genre is romance film[11].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Aña Geislerova[12].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Pavel Liška[13].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Tatiana Vilhelmová[14].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Jiří Langmajer[15].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Jiří Macháček[16].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Zuzana Stivínová[17].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Zdena Hadrbolcová[18].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Jitka Smutná[19].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Anna Polívková[20].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Jan Teplý[21].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Pavel Marek[22].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Petr Vydra[23].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Josef Oplt[24].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Petra Kolářová[25].
  • A cast member of Return of the Idiot was Jaroslav Kudláček[26].
  • Return of the Idiot was produced by Petr Oukropec[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Return of the Idiot was produced by Petr Oukropec[27]. It was directed by Saša Gedeon[6]. Saša Gedeon wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Aña Geislerova[12], Pavel Liška[13], Tatiana Vilhelmová[14], Jiří Langmajer[15], Jiří Macháček[16], and Zuzana Stivínová[17].

Publication

Return of the Idiot was published on February 25, 1999[28]. The original language of it was Czech[29]. Genres include drama film[9], comedy film[10], and romance film[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include social relation[30], social isolation[31], empathy[32], and naïve[33].

Reception

Awards received include Czech Lion Awards[3], a group of awards[34], in Czech Republic[35], founded in 1994[36], headquartered in Rudolfinum[37] and Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature live action or animated film[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Idiot inspired Return of the Idiot[38].

Why It Matters

Return of the Idiot ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39]

FAQs

What awards did Return of the Idiot receive?

Honors received include Czech Lion Awards[3] and Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature live action or animated film[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . festivalfinale.cz. festivalfinale.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [38] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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