Closed Due to the Family Mourning

Summary

The school film Closed Due to Family Mourning (1991) by the screenwriter and director Saša Gedeon was based on the short story The Fire by Alberto Moravia. The bitter vignette portrays one day in a small barbershop somewhere in Italy before the war; it is not rich in plot, but rather in internal tension and a compelling atmosphere. – The young man Serafino is bored in his brother-in-law Raymond's barbershop and wants to at least go on a trip to the sea. However, he lacks the strength to resist the sluggish fate personified by his unbearably domineering relative. – Through the relationship of the two men, the author shows the often-experienced sense of futility and the desire for rebellion, which usually ends up in vain. – The director received the Best Drama Award for this film at the International Festival of Film School Students FFICS in Tokyo in 1992; the monetary award allowed him to make his feature film debut Indian Summer (1995). The film Closed Due to the Family Mourning was shown in cinemas as a pre-film to Indian Summer. – The film also won the Maxim Award at the FAMU Festival '92 and an award at the Philadelphia Festival '94.

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Studio exercise of the second year students. The film was screened in cinemas together with another film by Saša Gedeon, Indian Summer (1995).