Movie No. 14 (2017): LOST IN MUNICH
Lost in Munich (2015)
Director: Petr Zelenka
Cast: Martin Mysicka, Marek Taclik
In Czech and French, with English subtitles
The movie-within-a-movie (or movie about making a movie) format of "Lost in Munich" is reminiscent of Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night." There is a single scene that makes me convinced that this movie is indeed a homage to the great Truffaut film. In addition: if Day for Night had a cat, Lost in Munich has a parrot, which is is old, gay, and racist.
Director: Petr Zelenka
Cast: Martin Mysicka, Marek Taclik
In Czech and French, with English subtitles
The movie-within-a-movie (or movie about making a movie) format of "Lost in Munich" is reminiscent of Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night." There is a single scene that makes me convinced that this movie is indeed a homage to the great Truffaut film. In addition: if Day for Night had a cat, Lost in Munich has a parrot, which is is old, gay, and racist.
Lost in Munich takes on the so-called Munich Betrayal, which Czechs are still bitter about. This historical event refers to the Munich Agreement - when France and Britain agreed to Hitler's demand to annex part of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany. The movie, however, does not dwell into the seriousness and touchiness of the topic. Instead, it successfully twists genre to the absurd.
The movie was Czech Republic's submission to the Best Foreign Language Film competition for the 89th Academy Awards.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: February 12, 2017
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