02-05-2014

FNE at Finale Plzen 2014: Love Me or Leave Me

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    Love Me or Leave Me by Mariana Čengel Solčanská Love Me or Leave Me by Mariana Čengel Solčanská

    PLZEN: Slovak director Mariana Cengel Solcanska joins the ranks of Slovakia’s rising young female helmers with her second feature Love Me or Leave Me (Miluj ma alebo odid) screening in competition at the 27th Finale Plzen film festival.

    The 95 minute drama, with an estimated budget or 900,000 EUR, was produced by JMB Film & TV Production and Slovak TV, and coproduced by Magic Seven Slovakia, Studio 727, and Promea Communication. It premiered in Slovak cinemas on 17 January 2013, distributed by Saturn.

    The film is a three-generational story about three women who gather to celebrate a divorce, a birthday and a new romance. The meeting is complicated by the addition of one petulant teenage daughter who competes with her mother for the attention of the same man, and one needy Hungarian grandmother. Solcanska, who studied directing under the highly regarded Slovak director Martin Sulik, applies a confident directorial approach to the black-and-white film. She directs a strong cast of actors including Eva Bandor as the freshly divorced Zuza and 2008 Shooting Star Marko Igonda as her ex-husband.

    Production Information:

    Directed by:
    Mariana Čengel - Solčanská
    Cinematography:    
    Peter Bencsík
    Editing:    
    Ondrej Azor
    Sound:    
    Martin Merc
    Music:
    Vladimír Martinka
    Screenplay:    
    Alena Bodingerová

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