Saša Gedeon
Directing
Biography
Saša Gedeon (born 29 August 1970) is a Czech film director, screenwriter, and actor. He graduated from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1995. That year, he won the Findling Award for his film Indiánské léto at the Cottbus Film Festival. His 1999 film, Návrat idiota, won him the São Paulo International Film Festival International Jury Award, as well as several Czech Lion Awards.
Known For
Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.
Visions of Europe
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.
The Idiot Returns
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Bernice Bobs Her Hair" which is set in a small Czech town where life for two teenage cousins revolves around evening alfresco dances. The tale involves a rivalry for male attention between Klara and Maria, both spending summer at their grandma's house.
Indian Summer
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„Zavřeno pro rodinný smutek“
Three friends are sitting in the dining hall when Eliz comes in, the girl that all three are in love with. One by one they tell their stories of her, each one worse than the one before. Dark humour, beautiful pictures and terrible tales paint the legend of the dreaded Eliz.
The Glory of Terrible Eliz
Two travelling variety comedians are hired to perform a somewhat unusual performance.