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Saša Gedeon

Born August 29, 1970 · Praha - Československo (age 56)

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 C…

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Visions of Europe

Visions of Europe · 2004

Visions of Europe

MovieDocumentaryComedy

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

The Idiot Returns

The Idiot Returns · 1999

The Idiot Returns

MovieRomanceComedy

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.

Indian Summer

Indian Summer · 1995

MovieDramaComedy

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.

FAMU 80 – Best of

FAMU 80 – Best of · 2026

FAMU 80 – Best of

MovieDocumentaryAnimation

This series of short films offers a representative cross-section of the work produced at this famous Prague film school over the course of its 80-year history.

The Glory of Terrible Eliz

The Glory of Terrible Eliz · 2021

The Glory of Terrible Eliz

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.

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Visions of Europe

Visions of Europe · 2004

Visions of Europe

MovieDocumentaryComedy

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Director

The Idiot Returns

The Idiot Returns · 1999

The Idiot Returns

MovieRomanceComedy

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.

Director

Indian Summer

Indian Summer · 1995

MovieDramaComedy

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.

Director

FAMU 80 – Best of

FAMU 80 – Best of · 2026

FAMU 80 – Best of

MovieDocumentaryAnimation

This series of short films offers a representative cross-section of the work produced at this famous Prague film school over the course of its 80-year history.

Director

The Glory of Terrible Eliz

The Glory of Terrible Eliz · 2021

The Glory of Terrible Eliz

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.