''Silent Sonata'' ( sl, Circus Fantasticus) is a 2011 Slovenian war
drama film directed by
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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
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...
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
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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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.
Cast
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Leon Lučev
Leon Lučev (born 1970 in Šibenik) is a Croatian actor. He had his feature film debut in Vinko Brešan's 1996 comedy ''How the War Started on My Island''. Since then, he has amassed lead roles in numerous high-profile European films, including ' ...
as Father
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Ravil Sultanov as Circus Leader
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Pauliina Räsänen
Tuuli Pauliina Räsänen is a circus performer and actress from Finland. Her career jump-started when she was invited to perform as the first Fennoscandian soloist with Cirque du Soleil. She was awarded a five-year grant from Finland's Central C ...
as Beauty
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René Bazinet as Old Man
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Daniel Rovai as Clown
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Enej Grom as Boy
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Luna Mijović
Luna Mijović (born 2 December 1991), sometimes credited as Luna Zimić-Mijović is a Bosnian actress. She has appeared in more than ten films since 2006.
Born in Sarajevo to a Serb father Vlastimir Mijović and Bosniak mother Amra (née Zimić) ...
as Daughter
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David Boelee as Fire Blower
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Marjuta Slamič as Dead Wife
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Devi Bragalini as Son
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Nataša Sultanova as Female Clown
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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
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List of Slovenian films
This is a list of notable films produced in Slovenia or the predecessor countries on its territory.
Slovenia declared its independence from Yugoslavia on June 25, 1991. Slovene-language films produced in Yugoslavia before this date are also list ...
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References
External links
Official website*
2011 films
2011 drama films
Slovenian drama films
Films without speech
2011 war drama films
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