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A Postcard From Rome

Directed by Elza Gauja
2024
Latvia
88 minutes
Unclassified 15+
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In this gentle love story, married postal workers win a trip to Rome by cunning means, but health issues threaten their lifelong dream. Crowned Latvia’s Best Feature of the year.

Loving Latvian couple Ernests and Alvīne discover they can take advantage of a lottery scheme to fulfill their lifelong dream of travelling to Rome. As they embark on their international holiday, it becomes clear that Alvīne's Alzheimer's disease is rapidly progressing – a reality that neither party is ready to face. Director Elza Gauja handles this 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. Latvia and Rome are photographed with cosy warmth and vivid detail in this funny and tender drama.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.

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Thu 6 Jun
6:30pm
Palace Norton Street - Cinema 3
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Sun 16 Jun
2pm
Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
Europe! Voices of Women In Film
Original Title
PASTKARTE NO ROMAS
Year
2024
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
Latvia
Language
In Latvian and Italian with English subtitles
Director
Elza Gauja
Producer
Elza Gauja, Andris Gauja, Uģis Riekstiņš, Marta Šleiere
Cast
Indra Burkovska, Jānis Jarāns, Ivars Brakovskis
Screenwriter
Elza Gauja, Elizabete Lukšo-Ražinska
Cinematographer
Aleksandrs Grebņevs
Editor
Jurģis Ločmelis
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Women Directors, Comedies, Festival Award Winners
Company Credits
Production Company: Picture House
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