Stephen Dalton of
The Hollywood Reporter wrote: Paying explicit homage to
Francois Truffaut's classic behind-the-scenes film-set comedy
Day for Night, Zelenka's mischievous mix of farce and tragedy is a much smarter animal than it first appears. Behind its zany premise and sometimes bumpy tone,
Lost in Munich eventually emerges as a sardonic commentary on the Czech people's simplistic self-image as eternal victims of more powerful European neighbors. ...
Lost in Munich is unlikely to take much business from
Judd Apatow in the multiplex laughter league, but it is both entertaining and educational, a largely successful experiment in navel-gazing meta-comedy. ==See also==