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Petr ZelenkaScreenplay:
Petr ZelenkaCinematography:
Alexander ŠurkalaComposer:
Matouš HejlCast:
Martin Myšička, Marek Taclík, Jana Plodková, Jitka Schneiderová, Tomáš Bambušek, Vladimír Škultéty, Stanislas Pierret, Marcial Di Fonzo Bo, Jiří Rendl (more)VOD (1)
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Sir P, a 90-year-old gray parrot, formerly living with Edouard Daladier, the French prime minister responsible for signing the Munich Treaty, comes to Prague to give his “account” of the past events. There is a press conference with him at the French cultural centre… But in a series of weird events Sir P is kidnapped by a Czech journalist undergoing a mid-life crisis. The guy has him say some really controversial statements publicly, causing a diplomatic scandal. At the end of the day it is the French who decide to assasinate their own national hero to calm things down a bit... (official distributor synopsis)
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I feel sorry that I missed this movie when it was screening in cinemas. In Mladá Boleslav it was in cinemas maybe even less than one week and then they changed it either for some cartoon cash cow or another one of the endless line of American superhero movies… But a good Czech movie is hard to find in cinemas. And Lost in Munich is exactly that. Petr Zelenka took advantage of the audience and really toys with them from the start to the finish. What you watch as a film for an hour changed into a film about a film in the next hour. Plus you are following the connections and it all starts to make sense only toward the ending. And it is really funny and entertaining. And the cast is amazing as well – Martin Myšička, Tomáš Bambušek or Jana Plodková. And the fundamental premise of Munich and the brave proposition that the Munich Agreement actually helped us is all that is needed to make even a viewer with the knowledge of history excited. The absolute uniqueness of it all is not worth five stars but still it is one of the most interesting Czech films.
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An extremely original film. Funny, playful, sophisticated, thought-provoking, perfectly filmed... Moreover, it will delight all die-hard admirers of Edvard Beneš, of which I am one. The less you know in advance about the plot of Lost in Munich, the better. The first twist is really SO unexpected that I would hate to be deprived of it beforehand. Petr Zelenka plays beautifully with the viewer, but his aim is not to mischievously trick him. No, on the contrary, he rewards the viewer with a pleasant feeling of "I thought there was something not quite... But I really wouldn't have thought of that, bravo!" In short, after some time, the Czech Republic has once again produced a film that I don't want and can't fault at all.
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It’s a level better Polski film, this time in a version with French, Munich, and the very beautiful Prague. While I personally don't find it necessary for films like this to be made, I would leave it to the next generation to evaluate them, because I understand that if you fall in love with Day for Night, then you have to act.
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Spectacular! The best Czech movie in recent years. An excellent comedy(?) extending beyond the limits of the genre, unparalleled in contemporary Czech cinema. After a weird trailer, I decided to give it a miss at the cinema, but I regret it all the more now, because I enjoyed literally every minute of it. A clear five stars and a completely new perspective concerning the events of 1938 for me. I recommend not reading up on the movie in advance. All the surprising twists only intensified my experience.
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I have a mix of emotions regarding Petr Zelenka's distinctive films. Some of them have impressed me, while others have left me with an average impression. However, I have no problem admitting that Zelenka is one of the most interesting filmmakers that the lackluster Czech film scene currently possesses. I have never associated his name with any significant disappointment. Actually, I cannot speak of disappointment even now. Based on paradoxically enthusiastic responses, I didn't believe in the film, and my instinct did not let me down. Zelenka served me two films in one, but I don't get either of them and I conclude that they don't harmonize together at all. Although the author is inspired by the ideas of historian Jan Tesař, he interprets them in his own way. This time, Zelenka's mystification didn't entertain me; I felt a similar self-centeredness in it as I have perceived in the surrealistic performances of a certain Prague theater in the last two decades. Those people are also content with entertaining themselves and their fan club. Overall impression: 35%.
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