Blind Loves (2008)

A poetic story about love and happiness between doc and fiction.

Director:

Juraj Lehotsky

Writers:

Juraj Lehotsky, Marek Lescák

12 wins & 4 nominations.

Storyline

A poetic story about love and happiness between doc and fiction.

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Taglines:

Film about loves you should see

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

KinoPoisk.ru (Russian) Official site

Country:

Slovakia

Language:

Slovak

Release Date:

11 February 2009 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Blind Loves

Filming Locations:

Levoca, Slovakia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artileria

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min 77 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Slovakia's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category.

User Reviews

Charming and thoughtful

I recently saw this at the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival. This is the debut film of writer/director Juraj Lehotsky of Slovakia who was in attendance at my screening for audience Q&A. Lehotsky co-wrote the screenplay with writer Marek Lescak and casts real blind people to play themselves in this blend between fiction and documentary basically writing a storyline to go along with the everyday lives of the four stories of the film's blind lovers. Peter is a music teacher, Marko is a Gypsy in love with Monika a partially-sighted non-Gypsy, Elena is a housewife about to become a mother and Zuzana is a pretty teenager who has found romance online. This is a very low budget but a charming film that is well-conceived and executed. You quickly develop feelings for these characters and it results in an enjoyable film experience. I would give this a 7.5 out of 10 and recommend it.