Silent Sonata ( Circus Fantasticus )

Silent Sonata (DVD) (*)

$31.99

Original Title: Circus Fantasticus
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
75 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
Slovenia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Janez Burger

Written By:
Janez Burger

Actors:
Leon Lucev ..... Father
Ravil Sultanov ..... Circus Leader
Pauliina Räsänen ..... Beauty
René Bazinet ..... Old Man
Daniel Rovai ..... Clown
Enej Grom ..... Boy
Luna Zimic Mijovic ..... Daughter
David Boelee ..... Fire Blower
Marjuta Slamic ..... Dead Wife
Devi Bragalini ..... Son
Nataða Sultanova ..... Female Clown
Slava Volkov ..... Muscle Man
Martens Yannick ..... Bycilv
Xiaoxue Zhang
Urs Jackle

Synopsis:

Janez Berger's Silent Sonata is an elegantly shot slice of magical realism set during wartime in an unnamed Balkan country, that employs the circus as a metaphor for the human spirit. After Stevo's wife is shot and killed, he prepares to defend his two young children against further marauders. But the incoming invaders turn out to be nothing less than the amazing Circus Fantasticus, which sets up camp nearby and lives up to its name when the performers turn out to have supernatural powers. A film about courage and compassion in the face of harsh reality, Silent Sonata takes the calculated, but entirely successful, risk of telling its story entirely without words, using expressive gestures, glances, and music.

A man stays alone with his children in a half demolished house in the middle of a desolate field. His wife has just been killed by a grenade in a military battle. He is expecting a new attack. Instead a wandering caravan called Circus Fantasticus stops by the house. They bring along the dying director of the circus. Is it possible for anything beautiful to happen in a landscape of war and death? Can life go on? Is it possible to realize that death does not exist?

Described as a Slovenian war drama.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 11 November, 2014.