The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider

The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider

2008 · 104 min · ★ 5.4 · Romance, Drama

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.

Directed by Piro Milkani · Written by Piro Milkani

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Nik Xhelilaj Lekë Seriani
Anna Geislerová Jana Šnajderová
Kamil Kollárik Artur
Ondřej Moravec Karel
Bára Štěpánová Růžičková
Tomáš Töpfer František Piskáček
Michele Placido Šternberk
Arta Dobroshi Ema Jirásková
Paolo Buglioni Šnajder
Edita Frantesová Šternberková
Niko Kanxheri zeměměřič
Fatmir Hysi albánský student

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