Part of SFFILM Festival
Moments
Guests Expected
Director Beata Parkanová is expected to attend 4/18 and 4/19 screenings.
Description
Anezka has some serious family issues—her mom is relentlessly judgmental, her dad’s a know-it-all, and her grandmother has cancer—but tries to remain sanguine about the resulting demands placed on her. Lovely and down to earth, she seems to offer everyone in her life, including her married lover, what they need from her, but what is she doing about her own future? This journey of self-discovery becomes the pivot for the small points of reckoning that Parkanová’s film depicts with such tenderness and nuance, abetted by Jenovéfa Boková’s gracious and generous performance in the lead role.
“Understanding all the characters is reinforced by the fact that they themselves, their mutual dialogues, and the situations in which they find themselves, are accurately observed, with their feelings in sophisticated cooperation with the cameraman, stage designer, costume designer, and other members of the crew … Through emphasis on detail, the director portrays them in their complexity, giving the viewer a wide scope for (self) identification.” – Jana Bébarová, 25fps (translated from the Czech)
Beata Parkanová previously co-wrote Andílik na nervy (2015), a family comedy. Moments marks her feature directing debut. Of it, she says, “The script is based on my experiences when I was the same age as the main protagonist, in my early twenties, and I think emotionally I went through something similar to what she endures. Where the script becomes the most autobiographical is the emotional part, as I completely understand her feelings.”
Trailer
Film Details
LanguageCzech, Slovak
Original Language TitleChvilky
Year2018
PremiereNorth American
Runtime93
CountryCzech Republic/Slovakia
DirectorBeata Parkanová
ProducerViktor Tauš
WriterBeata Parkanová
EditorAlois Fišárek
CinematographerMartin Douba
CastJenovéfa Boková, Jaroslava Pokorná, Alena Mihulová
Print SourceHeaven’s Gate
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