A COMEDY OF TEARS

Drama

Directed by: Marko Sosič

Duration: 1 h 16 min

Format: Digitalno

Code: 430909

EAN: 3838898430909

Caution: Due to copyright and distribution restrictions, the content is geographically limited, viewing outside of Slovenia is not possible.

With bitter humor, A Comedy of Tears  reflects the modern society divided by hatred, racism and xenophobia. The feature debut of the Trieste writer and theater and radio director Marko Sosič. »With a good selection and characterization of the characters through which he so wonderfully captures the two faces of the Istrian-Primorska environment: on the one hand the embiterred and constantly angry spirit living in the past and feeling obliged to be in a constant fight with the supposedly hostile present and on the other hand the movingly warm and human soul of many people from this environment, Sosič tells more than many other stories on this topic « (Denis Valič, film critic).

SYNOPSIS

Albert is an elderly man, a cynic, a choleric, and a racist. He lives in a wheelchair in a spacious flat in Trieste surrounded with his solitude of obsessive memory fragments, in which his unresolved relations with family members reside as he had distanced himself from them long time ago. His only contacts with reality are Ida on one hand, an educated middle-aged lady, who arrives from Istria to Albert’s place twice a week to clean up, cook for him and to bathe him, and Albert’s looking through the window on the other hand. That day Albert’s and Ida’s time together starts with Albert’s nagging, him being cynical and aggressive. Ida puts up with his horrible communication with dignity and peace, but that ignites Albert’s malicious behaviour even more.

ABOUT THE FILM

Starring Marjuta Slamič (Ida), Ivo Barišič (Albert), Mojca Lavrič (Albert's wife), Katerina Antler (granddaughter Sonja, younger), Tina Gunzek (granddaughter Sonja, older), Matija Rupel (son), Luna Jurančič Šribar (son's wife) and Ivo Selj (Ida's father). The screenplay and direction by Marko Sosič, the director of photography is Radovan Čok, the editor is Janez Bricelj, the sound recorder is Jože Trtnik, the sound designer is Boštjan Kačičnik, the composer is Stefano Schiraldi, the production designer is Dušan Milavec, the costume designer is Zvonka Makuc, the make-up artist is Mirjam Kavčič and the producer is Boštjan Ikovic from Arsmedia.

Film is available to watch and stream online i.e to rent for 48 hours or 14 days. With slovenian subtitles.