EUFF 2024 | In-Person: Nov. 14 - Nov. 28 | Online: Dec. 1 - 17

A POSTCARD FROM ROME

paskarte no romas

LATVIA
In Person: Nov 24 - 6:00 pm

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Directed by: Elza Gauja

In this gentle love story, longstanding postal workers and loving couple Ernests and Alvīne successfully figure out how to take advantage of a lottery scheme to fulfill their lifelong dream of traveling to Rome. Having won the contest, they excitedly embark on their international holiday. However, it becomes painfully apparent to Ernests that his beloved Alvīne’s Alzheimer’s condition is rapidly worsening – an unfortunate reality that neither of them is ready to face. The couple’s decades long devotion to each other will soon be put the test in those beautiful streets of the Eternal City they had always dreamed of. This sensitive, moving cinematic gem captured the Best Latvian Feature Film of 2023 the annual national Latvian film awards.

“A funny and tender drama … Gauja handles her film’s heavy subject matter with a light touch, focusing on the conspiratorial banter and bickering of the central couple, whose relationship is defined by decades-long devotion.”

Sydney Film Festival 2024

Language:
In LATVIAN AND ITALIAN with English subtitles
Genre:
Drama
Runtime:
88 min
YEAR:
2024

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Awards:

  • Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards 2018
  • Golden Rose Festival of Bulgarian film: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Critics Gild Award and Audience Award
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