The Idiot

Returning to Russia from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naïve Prince Lev Nikolayevich Muishkin is a man of exceptional empathy and sincerity in a cynical, status-obsessed society. To the glittering, corrupt salons of St. Petersburg, he appears to be nothing but an "idiot," a simpleton easily manipulated by those around him.
Yet, his profound innocence and unwavering goodness act as a moral catalyst, exposing the hidden ambitions, passions, and spiritual bankruptcy of a constellation of b...