Simply Divine

Filmstill Simply Divine

Simply Divine

Pur și simplu divin
Mélody Boulissière, Bogdan Stamatin
International Competition Animated Film,
Opening Film
Animated Film
France,
Romania
2024
15 minutes
Romanian
Subtitles: 
English
German SDH subtitles
German premiere

Inspired by the estate of a Romanian photographer in which 5,000 glass plate negatives from the 1930s to the 1950s survived undiscovered for a long time, a touching love story evolves. In 1939, Anna Florea meets the young soldier Jean Mihail in her home village in Bukovina. A moonshine kiss seals their affection. But all too soon, Jean is ordered to the frontline. His passionate letters keep the connection alive. But when Anna must flee the site, the contact breaks off.
Their great love is fragile, damaged by war and time – just like the old studio and everyday photographs this animated documentary uses to illustrate optimism and impending loss. Anna Florea herself narrates the film: in retrospect, at the age of 91. Her warm and gentle voice reanimates the memories seemingly stored in these pictures. Those “frozen” on the photographic plates begin to move, are made to glow in oil-on-glass overpaintings, blossom and take us with them into the past.


Franka Sachse

Contains mentions of war scenes

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28.10.
Hauptbahnhof Osthalle
Simply Divine + Flowers of Ukraine

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28.10.2024
Hauptbahnhof Osthalle
Simply Divine + Flowers of Ukraine

Free entry

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Simply Divine + Flowers of Ukraine
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Director
Mélody Boulissière, Bogdan Stamatin
Editor
Billie Belin, Annabelle Basurko, Nina Gerolt
Producer
Marc Faye
Co-Producer
Mathieu Rolin, Mihai Mitrică
Sound
Yan Volsy
Animation
Mélody Boulissière, Charlotte Arene, Andrei Berculescu, Dorel Mărgărit, Cosmin Tudor Sîrbulescu
Animation Technique
Collage, Painting, 2D Digital

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Nominated for: mephisto 97.6 Audience Award
Winner of: mephisto 97.6 Audience Award