Silent Sonata
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Silent Sonata is a 2011 Slovenian drama film
directed by Janez Burger
and has no dialogue. The main producers are the Slovene Stara Gara and the Irish Fastnet Films. Silent Sonata is the first official Slovene-Irish-Swedish-Finnish co-production and was shot in 35 days in Slovenia and Ireland. The world premiere took place on the International Film Festival Rotterdam
in 2011. The production crew included members from at least 18 countries. The film's original title was Circus Fantasticus, but only in Slovenia, as it is distributed under its original title.
The film was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 84th Academy Awards
, however, the Society of Slovene filmmakers (Društvo slovenskih filmskih ustvarjalcev, DSFU) neglected to officially submit the entry in time because of a misunderstanding within the organization, so it wasn't included in the final list of entries.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Janez Burger
Janez Burger
Janez Burger, a Slovene director, screenwriter and producer.-Life and career:Born on 21 March 1965 in Kranj, Slovenia. He grew up in Železniki, now lives and works in Ljubljana . In 1986 started his studies on Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana, but in 1990 quit this studies and moved to study at...
and has no dialogue. The main producers are the Slovene Stara Gara and the Irish Fastnet Films. Silent Sonata is the first official Slovene-Irish-Swedish-Finnish co-production and was shot in 35 days in Slovenia and Ireland. The world premiere took place on the International Film Festival Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands held at the end of January. It is approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno...
in 2011. The production crew included members from at least 18 countries. The film's original title was Circus Fantasticus, but only in Slovenia, as it is distributed under its original title.
The film was selected as the Slovenian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best films of 2011 and will take place on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC. The host was originally going to be Eddie Murphy. However, after Brett Ratner resigned as...
, however, the Society of Slovene filmmakers (Društvo slovenskih filmskih ustvarjalcev, DSFU) neglected to officially submit the entry in time because of a misunderstanding within the organization, so it wasn't included in the final list of entries.
Cast
- Leon LučevLeon LučevLeon Lučev is a Croatian actor.Lučev had his feature film debut in Vinko Brešan's 1996 comedy How the War Started on My Island...
as Father - Ravil Sultanov as Circus Leader
- Pauliina RäsänenPauliina RäsänenTuuli Pauliina Räsänen is a circus performer and actress from Finland. Her career jump-started when she was invited to perform as the first Scandinavian soloist with Cirque du Soleil. She was awarded a five-year grant from Finland's Central Commission of Arts...
as Beauty - René Bazinet as Old Man
- Daniel Rovai as Clown
- Enej Grom as Boy
- Luna Mijović as Daughter
- David Boelee as Fire Blower
- Marjuta Slamič as Dead Wife
- Devi Bragalini as Son
- Nataša Sultanova as Female Clown
- Slava Volkov as Muscle Man
Awards
- 13th Festival of Slovenian Film Portorož
- Vesna Award for Best Feature Film
- Vesna Award for Best Director
- Vesna Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Vesna Award for Best Music
- Vesna Award for Best Sound
- Vesna Award for Best Make-up
- Award of Slovenian film critics for Best Feature Film
- Kodak Award for Best Photography
- 58th Pula Film Festival
- Best Actors Award - Awarded to the entire cast
- Alexandria International Film Festival
- Best Artistic Achievement Award
See also
- List of Slovenian films
- List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Slovenian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film