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The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider

The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 13, 2008

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Romance, Drama

User Score

54%

Original Title

Smutek paní Šnajderové

Production Companies

Studio Fáma 92

Director

Piro Milkani

Description

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.