a documentary by Pavel Cuzuioc 
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“Ogni testa è un piccolo mondo.” – “Every head contains a little world of its own.”
(Flavio Fornasa – Cloakroom attendant at Teatro all Scala, Milan).
SYNOPSIS
EN
“SECONDO ME” follows three cloakroom attendants at three European opera houses: Vienna State Opera, La Scala in Milan and Odessa Opera House. The film reverses the natural order of things, relegating the opera houses and operatic performances to the background, and bringing the ancillary staff to the fore. “SECONDO ME” is about the drama that can be found in the day-to-day lives of ordinary people, in their beliefs, emotions and concerns, and in their approach to the passage of time.
DE
“SECONDO ME” begleitet drei Garderobiers an drei europäischen Opernhäusern: der Wiener Staatsoper, der Mailänder Scala und dem Opernhaus in Odessa. Der Film verkehrt die Wahrnehmung, indem die Opernhandlung selbst ausgespart bleibt, während die wahre Bühne dem Alltag der Garderobiers – auch abseits ihrer Jobs – gilt. Die Häuser, in denen sie arbeiten, werden dabei zu dem, was sie sind: zu Kulissen, die erst von den Menschen mit Leben erfüllt werden.
“SECONDO ME” handelt von den großen Erzählungen, die das Leben jedes einzelnen täglich schreibt, mit all seinen Gefühlen, Wünschen und Sorgen, seinem Wandel im Vergehen der Zeit.
CREW
Director, Writer PAVEL CUZUIOC / Cinematography MICHAEL SCHINDEGGER / Editor KARIN HAMMER / Sound Design LENJA GATHMANN / Grading SIMON GRAF / Graphics OCTAVIAN ARNAUT / Production Manager KATERYNA ZADOROZHNA / Consultant CLAIRE HEALY / Executive Producers PAVEL CUZUIOC, CHRISTIAN DITLEV BRUUN / Producer PAVEL CUZUIOC
CAST
FLAVIO FORNASA / NADEZHDA SOKHATSKAYA / RONALD ZWANZIGER
TECH. DATA
Genre: Documentary / Runtime: 79 min. / Format: 2K, 25fps (DCP) / Aspect Ratio 1:1.85 / Audio: Dolby 5.1 / Languages: Italian, Russian, German / Subtitles (available): English and German / Production Country: Austria / Completion Date: July 2016 / Produced by Pavel Cuzuioc Filmproduktion
SALES
Syndicado / Aleksandar Govedarica / aleksandar@syndicado.com / + 42 194 963 5890
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FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
World Premiere – SEMAINE DE LA CRITIQUE, 69th Festival del Film Locarno
North American Premiere at the HOT DOCS 2017, Canadian IDF
Italian Premiere at the 35th BERGAMO FILM MEETING, 2017 / Close Up Section
Austrian Premiere at the 30th DIAGONALE, 2017
Polish Premiere at the DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY 2017, Warsaw
Romanian Premiere at the Transilvania IFF 2017, Cluj-Napoca
South American Premiere at the Festival del Cine Lima Indepiendiente 2017, Peru
Ukrainian Premiere at the Odessa International Film Festival 2017
German Premiere at the Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2017
Festival Internacional de Cine de León 2018, Guanajuato, México
Santander Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2019
Festival Internacional de Cine bajo la Luna – Islantilla Cinefórum 2018, Spain.
Festival EDOC – Encuentros del Otro Cine 2018 in Ecuador!
FESTIVALUL FILMULUI EUROPEAN Ed. XXI, 2018
DOCEST 2017, Iasi, Romania
FEELFEST 2017, Madrid, Spain
DOCART FEST 2017, Bucharest, Romania – BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
Burgas International Film Festival 2017
CRONOGRAF IDFF 2017, Chisinau, Moldova – AUDIENCE AWARD
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