Valse Sentimentale (2008)
Constantina Voulgaris’s first feature film is a delightful anomaly in contemporary cinema, sort of like a Cat Power song. Raw, earnest, melancholy, awkward in parts, razor sharp in others, it's lyrical, yet with an undercutting touch of offbeat humor. And more than anything it's unapologetically a girl's bedroom song, an utterly sincere home movie. Made with the ever-generous currency of a cast and crew of friends, and the ample downtime that Greek summer-in-the-city affords, when everybody else is sunning and hooking up out in the islands, it's a film about two exiles -- in Athens, in summer, in love. A sentimental dance between a girl and a boy who could be stuck in downtown any-ville, yearning to be with each other but too cool to dare, too chicken to admit it, too clumsy not to step on each other's Doc Martens, and too damn sentimental not to surrender, in the end, to that old-fashioned thing called love.
Cast
- Thanos Samaras - Stamatis
- Loukia Michalopoulou - Ilektra
- Andreas Kontopoulos - Babis
- Alexander Voulgaris - Anestis
- Marissa Triantafyllidou - Marie
Screenplay
Trailer
Valse Sentimentale TrailerFrequently Asked Questions
- What is Valse Sentimentale about?
- Constantina Voulgaris’s first feature film is a delightful anomaly in contemporary cinema, sort of like a Cat Power song. Raw, earnest, melancholy, awkward in parts, razor sharp in others, it's lyrical, yet with an undercutting touch of offbeat humor. And more than anything it's unapologetically a girl's bedroom song, an utterly sincere home movie. Made with the ever-generous currency of a cast and crew of friends, and the ample downtime that Greek summer-in-the-city affords, when everybody else is sunning and hooking up out in the islands, it's a film about two exiles -- in Athens, in summer, in love. A sentimental dance between a girl and a boy who could be stuck in downtown any-ville, yearning to be with each other but too cool to dare, too chicken to admit it, too clumsy not to step on each other's Doc Martens, and too damn sentimental not to surrender, in the end, to that old-fashioned thing called love.
- Who directed Valse Sentimentale?
- Valse Sentimentale was directed by Constantina Voulgaris.
- Who stars in Valse Sentimentale?
- Valse Sentimentale stars Thanos Samaras, Loukia Michalopoulou, Andreas Kontopoulos, Alexander Voulgaris, Marissa Triantafyllidou.
- How long is Valse Sentimentale?
- Valse Sentimentale has a runtime of 1h 49m (109 minutes).
- What genre is Valse Sentimentale?
- Valse Sentimentale is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Valse Sentimentale produced?
- Valse Sentimentale was produced in Greece.