The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (2008)

5.4/10 104 min Romance Drama

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.

Cast

Nik Xhelilaj

Lekë Seriani

Anna Geislerová

Jana Šnajderová

Kamil Kollárik

Artur

Bára Štěpánová

Růžičková

Tomáš Töpfer

František Piskáček

Michele Placido

Šternberk

Arta Dobroshi

Ema Jirásková

Paolo Buglioni

Šnajder

Niko Kanxheri

zeměměřič

Violeta Manushi

výčepní

Monika Kvasničková

zeměměřička

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