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The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (2008)

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Original title
Smutek paní Šnajderové
Directed by
Piro Milkani
Genre
drama film, romance film, melodrama
Country
Albania, Czech Republic, Greece
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An Albanian film student falls in love while studying in Czechoslovakia. The story is inspired by real events from the director's life.

melancholicromanticbittersweetslowpoignantyearninggentlenostalgic

What happens

The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (Albanian: Trishtimi i zonjës Shnajder, Czech: Smutek paní Šnajderové) is a 2008 Albanian-Czech romantic drama film directed by Piro Milkani and Eno Milkani, and written by Piro Milkani and Radek Šofr. Inspired by events in Piro's life, the film is about the romance between an Albanian film student in Czechoslovakia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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