Official Selection - Competition 2013 / September / Greece, Germany 2013
Anna, a taciturn 30-something, lives in a small flat with her dog Manu, who means everything to her. After a distressing incident which disrupts her carefully guarded, secluded life, Anna attaches herself to the family of Sofia, a happily married woman and mother of two children. This personal and suggestive variation on the theme of solitude and the fragility of human relationships heralds the return to Karlovy Vary of renowned Greek author of the film Hard Goodbyes: My Father after an absence of ten years.
Taciturn thirtysomething Anna lives in a small flat with her dog Manu, who means everything to her. After a distressing incident which disrupts her carefully guarded, secluded life, the solitary woman attaches herself to Sofia and her family, a happily married woman and mother of two children. Anna’s attempts to communicate her pain and loneliness gradually grow into the obsession of an individual persistently demanding love and acceptance. Penny Panayotopoulou, a writer-director noteworthy for combining exceptional sensitivity with the masterful execution of all filmmaking elements, distances herself from words in her latest film, focusing instead on intense visual portrayal. She avoids dramatic accents in the traditional sense, with everything fundamental taking place as if off-camera. And if not for the excellent performances by Kora Karvouni and Maria Skoula, the viewer wouldn’t feel the powerful inner tension. After an absence of ten years, this vivid variation on the theme of solitude and the fragility of human relationships heralds the return to Karlovy Vary of the renowned Greek creator of Hard Goodbyes: My Father.
105 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Penny Panayotopoulou
/ Screenplay Kallia Papadaki, Penny Panayotopoulou
/ Dir. of Photography Giorgos Michelis
/ Music Giorgos Zachariou
/ Editor Petar Markovic
/ Producer Penny Panayotopoulou, Thanassis Karathanos
/ Production Penny Panayotopoulou Productions
/ Cast Kora Karvouni, Maria Skoula, Nikos Diamantis
/ Contact Penny Panayotopoulou Productions
Penny Panayotopoulou (b. 1960, Athens) studied law at the University of Athens and film direction at Stavrakos film school. In 1982-85 she lived in London, where she graduated in film directing from the Polytechnic of Central London (University of Westminster). She earned a name with her short films, which participated in numerous festivals, winning a variety of awards. The dazzling international run of her feature debut Hard Goodbyes: My Father (Diskoli apocheretismi: O babas mou, 2002) began at the 55th Locarno IFF (Best Actor Award). In the period separating her debut from September, she wrote, produced, and directed a number of documentaries.
Penny Panayotopoulou Productions
Antisssis 1, 15126, Athens
Greece
Phone: 30 6932438718
E-mail: [email protected]
Penny Panayotopoulou
Film Director
Thanassis Karathanos
Producer
Kora Karvouni
Actress
Kallia Papadaki
Screenwriter
Georgios Michelis
Director of Photography
Ilya Papaspyrou
Film Crew
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