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The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider

2008 · 104 min

A quiet, bittersweet period romance that lingers on longing and political unease, asking patience but rewarding with emotional sincerity.

Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • politics
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Piro Milkani
Starring
Nik Xhelilaj, Anna Geislerová, Kamil Kollárik, Ondřej Moravec, Bára Štěpánová, Tomáš Töpfer, Michele Placido, Arta Dobroshi
Cinematography
Afrim Spahiu
Runtime
104 min
Country
Albania, Czech Republic
Languages
Albanian, Czech

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