It holds an 85% rating from some top users on ČSFD and an 8/10 from many reviewers on Letterboxd , who highlight its "deceptive brilliance". Lost in Munich (2015) - IMDb
Petr Zelenka's ( Ztraceni v Mnichově , 2015) is a brilliant, wickedly intelligent piece of "meta-cinema" that functions as both a satirical comedy and a deep dive into the Czech national psyche . Critics and audiences alike praise it for its unique two-part structure, shifting from an absurdist farce to a fake "behind-the-scenes" documentary. Plot & Premise
The parrot is brought to Prague, where it starts spouting Daladier's original anti-Czech insults, leading to its kidnapping by a desperate journalist and sparking a massive diplomatic crisis.
The film was highly acclaimed in its home country, winning Best Film of 2015 by Czech critics and being selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.
It is frequently compared to François Truffaut's Day for Night for its deep, often cynical, look at the messy reality of low-budget filmmaking.
The film's narrative is a clever "movie-within-a-movie" experiment:
Lost In: Munich - Ztraceni V Mnichove [2015 - Cz...
It holds an 85% rating from some top users on ČSFD and an 8/10 from many reviewers on Letterboxd , who highlight its "deceptive brilliance". Lost in Munich (2015) - IMDb
Petr Zelenka's ( Ztraceni v Mnichově , 2015) is a brilliant, wickedly intelligent piece of "meta-cinema" that functions as both a satirical comedy and a deep dive into the Czech national psyche . Critics and audiences alike praise it for its unique two-part structure, shifting from an absurdist farce to a fake "behind-the-scenes" documentary. Plot & Premise Lost in Munich - Ztraceni v Mnichove [2015 - Cz...
The parrot is brought to Prague, where it starts spouting Daladier's original anti-Czech insults, leading to its kidnapping by a desperate journalist and sparking a massive diplomatic crisis. It holds an 85% rating from some top
The film was highly acclaimed in its home country, winning Best Film of 2015 by Czech critics and being selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Plot & Premise The parrot is brought to
It is frequently compared to François Truffaut's Day for Night for its deep, often cynical, look at the messy reality of low-budget filmmaking.
The film's narrative is a clever "movie-within-a-movie" experiment: