Unplugged (2013) [N/A]
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Featuring:
Petar Culinovic, Vera Ilic, Josip Komljenovic
Written by:
Mladen Kovacevic
Directed by:
Mladen Kovacevic
Release Date:
April 20, 2013
Original Title:
Anplagd
Genres:
Comedy | Documentary | Drama
Production Companies:
Helmi Films
Horopter Film Production
Production Countries:
Finland | Serbia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 51
In the heart of the Balkans, where making music is an integral part of life, meet Pera, a wonderful old farmer who seems to know everything about everything; Josip, inventor of numerous new instruments; and the amazing Vera, greatest leaf virtuoso of them all. Three musicians – a glimpse into the unknown, all– but – lost art of leaf playing. Filled with stunning music as vital yet as fragile as the perishable instrument on which it's played, this lovely film is as much about joy, living in the moment, being alive, as it is about making music. Seeing it, you may just want to go find some leaves – and make some music yourself. - Charlie Cockey
Vera, a private detective retired to the village where she grew up as shepherdess, and Pera, the know-it-all peasant of many esoteric skills, are the last remaining leaf-players - both in the autumns of their lives, still strongly blowing into leaves. Josip is an amateur inventor set out to decode the obscure artistry of leaf-playing. "Unplugged" is an existential allegory about music played on tree leaves, humorously rattling between the most primitive of instruments and the most universal escapism of music. Music has rarely been so offbeat. "Unplugged" was selected to more than 70 festivals (among them Visions Du Réel, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, Dok Leipzig, FIDMarseille, Raindance, and so on) where it won 10 awards.
