A Famous Patient is a feature film directed by Julius Sevcik and starring karel roden, arly jover, Dermot Crowley and Paul Nicholas. The film tells the story of jan masaryk, a Czech diplomat, who fled to the United States, hid in a mental hospital and fought against the will to survive.
The story happened in 1939. After the German wanton invasion of Czechoslovakia, Czech diplomat jan masaryk fled to the United States. Masaryk, whose confidence and will were severely hit, hid in a mental hospital and struggled with the will to survive. With the help of German psychiatrist Dr. Stein, masaryk gradually recovered. In order to prevent the outbreak of World War II, he waged a series of diplomatic struggles. However, when World War II finally broke out, masaryk still fought in front of the stage in order to solve the internal and external problems.
Comments on the film A Famous Patient
The film "A Famous Patient" is an excellent film, which shines brilliantly at the Berlin International Film Festival and won the Czech Film Lion Award 12 awards, including best director, best film and best actor.
The plot rhythm of this film is ups and downs, the classical soundtrack is exciting and the group image is insightful. The film presents a group of characters with different personalities with strong brushstrokes, which highlights the complex human nature in the tense war atmosphere. Masaryk, a hero who died for his country, Chamberlain, who was in power but indifferent, Benaiser, a mercenary compromise, and so on.
In a word, A Patient is a movie worth seeing. It shows the diplomatic exchanges before the outbreak of World War II with a unique perspective and real historical background, which makes people memorable.