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Release Date:
March 13, 2008
Original Title:
Smutek paní Šnajderové
Alternate Titles:
Die Trauer der Frau Schneider
Smutek paní Snajdrové
The Sadness of Mrs. Snajdrova
Trishtimi i zonjës Shnajder
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Studio Fáma 92
Production Countries:
Albania | Czech Republic
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 104
It is 1961 and an Albanian student (Nik Xhelilaj) of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, together with a group of Czech students, is shooting his graduate movie on a motorcycle factory, in the small market-town of Český Šternberk, in then Czechoslovakia. Coming from a country that is completely isolated from the rest of Europe, he is fascinated by the lifestyle, society and "erotic exuberance" of the Czech golden youth, yet feeling strong links with his family in his homeland. He falls in love with a married woman (Anna Geislerová), the wife of a police superintendent (Paolo Buglioni) and is insecure about his future.
Art Direction:
David Baxa
Cinematography:
Afrim Spahiu
Co-Producer:
Jana Tomsová
Costume Design:
Marta Ostenová
Director:
Piro Milkani
Director of Photography:
Miro Gábor
Editor:
Eno Milkani
Makeup Artist:
Bujar Gjashta
Květa Holasová
Music:
Milan Kymlička
Producer:
Piro Milkani
Sound:
Tomáš Bělohradský
Sound Editor:
Lukas Chyska
Special Effects:
Boris Masník
Lukáš Kosek
Jirí Sabata
Story:
Piro Milkani
Radek Sofr
Supervising Sound Editor:
Ivo Heger
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