Imagina / Meine Frau weint / Germany, France 2026
Walking, a time for reflection. Thomas works on a building site; his wife Carla calls him from hospital – something has happened. When she eventually tells him about it, she seems frightened of her own feelings – and Thomas withdraws into himself. In her magically ordinary film, alternating unvarnished, stark moments with exceptionally fervent episodes, Angela Schanelec captures the fragility of those decisive points during our endless navigation through the construction site of life. Like the director’s previous films, this piece is also a colourful miniature, receptive to the subtle nuances of existence. Even the quietest moments can be exhilarating.
Viktor Palák
93 min / Color, DCP
Director Angela Schanelec
/ Screenplay Angela Schanelec
/ Dir. of Photography Marius Panduru
/ Sound Rainer Gerlach
/ Editor Angela Schanelec
/ Art Director Sylvester Koziolek
/ Producer Kirill Krasovski, Saïd Ben Saïd, Kevin Chneiweiss, Paul Hasel
/ Production Blue Monticola Film GmbH
/ Coproduction SBS Productions, Maier Bros., Unitbase
/ Cast Vladimir Vulević, Agathe Bonitzer, Birte Schöink, Pauline Rebmann, Ben Carter, Clara Gostynski, Thorbjörn Björnsson, Laure-Lucile Simon, Ninel Geiger
/ Sales SBS International
Angela Schanelec. Selected filmography: I Stayed in Berlin All Summer (Ich bin den Sommer über in Berlin geblieben, 1993), Places in Cities (Plätze in Städten, 1998), Marseille (2004), Afternoon (Nachmittag, 2007), Orly (2010), The Dreamed Path (Der traumhafte Weg, 2016), I Was at Home, But (Ich war zuhause, aber, 2019), My Wife Cries (Meine Frau weint, 2026).
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