Things Unsaid
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| Things Unsaid | |
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| Directed by | Eleonora Veninova |
| Produced by | Goce Kralevski |
| Written by | Eleonora Veninova |
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| Music by | Lindsay Wright |
| Cinematography | Lev Predan Kowarski |
| Edited by | Goce Kralevski |
Production company | DNF Films |
| Distributed by | The Open Reel |
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| Country | Macedonia |
| Language | macedonian |
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Things Unsaid (Macedonian: Преекспонирано, romanized: Preeksponirano) is a 2022 Macedonian film by Eleonora Veninvoa. It is a story about a married couple whose fragile balance is disturbed by a troubled teenager when she moves in to stay with them for a couple of days.
The film premiered at the 44th edition of Cairo International Film Festival in November 2022[1]
Cast[edit]
- Kamka Tocinovski as Anna
- Blagoj Veselinov as Filip
- Sara Klimoska as Maya
- Marjan Naumov as Daniel
Plot[edit]
Photographer Anna and her husband Fillip are at their summer house when their peace is disturbed by the arrival of Maya, the daughter of their longtime friends, whom they haven’t seen in a long time. One night, when Maya returns to the house covered in blood, Anna and Maya share a strange moment of intimacy. Maya’s secret infatuation with Anna uncovers all things unsaid that Anna and Fillip have kept from each other for years.
Production[edit]
The film was written and directed by Eloenora Veninova, and produced by Goce Kralevski from DNF Films and Mirjana Tomic from LILITH, Lev Predan Kowarski was the director of photography. The Costumer was Zaklina Krstevska and the Make up Artist was Goran Ignjatovski. Principal photography took place in Ohrid, Macedonia, and Skopje, Macedonia.[2] The working title was Sabattier Effect so through all phases until premiere was presented with the working title.
Things Unsaid was the first movie shoot in Macedonia in pandemic times under strict protocols what was very hard in that times.[3][4]
Things Unsaid is Macedonian-Serbian coproduction, supported by North Macedonia Film Agency, Film Center Serbia, Eurimages[5][6] and SEE Cinema Network[7]
Music[edit]
Composer of the original music is Lindsay Wright. The cover song and also the end credit music is "The Open Water" by Leo Popovic (aka Dolores)
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
David Katz of the Cineuropa wrote in his review: "... it’s evident from the first moments of her feature debut that Macedonian director Eleonora Veninova has a gift for a passive-aggressive dramatic set-up.
But having said this, in Things Unsaid – which premiered in the Cairo International Film Festival’s International Competition – dramatic developments simmer, rather than combust, Veninova’s screenplay deftly exploring the potential resonance of the title, without resorting to bald ironies. But whilst Maja (Sara Klimoska), the troubled interloping teenager, does initially seem set up as a troubling catalyst who’ll upset their domestic harmony, instead, she gently triggers the couple to crumble of their own accord. Creepily evoking a daughter or niece, rather than a family friend (especially when she coquettishly comes on to both of them), Maja seems wiser and more liberated for the sole fact of her inability to leave things very much unsaid...[8]
Henda Haouala of the Union des Journalistes de Cinéma wrote in his review:"...Things Unsaid deals with the complexity of the human soul, regardless of gender, age or sexual orientation. Eleonora Veninova dramatizes the unsaid, language, silence, expression, desire, rejection and injury, through the question of the body that hovers throughout the film. The body occupies places, objects, thoughts. The body is discourse in each character. Things Unsaidis a deceptively minimalist film, strong in the deceptive simplicity of its discourse. This film teaches us that there is no absolute truth, no intransgressible rules, no indescribable emotions. Things Unsaid is a film of the unsaid through the poetic construction of a fragile thought...[9]
Marina Kostova of the SDK will wrrote: "Like a rare Macedonian author, Veninova curiously deals with intimate relationships between people, regardless of social or geographical context. That honest and unpretentious dive into the complex world of interpersonal communication is the greatest value of the film."[10]
Pavla Banjac from Filmoskopija enden her review with "THINGS UNSAID really suffers from extensive exposition, but the carefully composed shots and certain directorial means (eg. the development of Ana and Fillip’s relationship through their marital bed, or the minimalistic and purposeful use of music) demonstrate that this is a technically very skilled film that’s worthy of attention."[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Things Unsaid".
- ↑ Сани (2020-07-29). "Почнува снимањето на дебитантскиот игран филм на Елеонора Венинива "Преекспонирано"". Република (in македонски).
- ↑ Lazarevska, Marina. "Film Production Resumes in North Macedonia within Strict Guidelines - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com.
- ↑ "Preeksponirano in time of COVID (photo)". eMagazin (in македонски). 10 September 2020.
- ↑ Staff, F. N. E. ""Sabattier Effect" by Eleonora Veninova supported by Eurimages - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com.
- ↑ "28 co-productions supported at the 158th Eurimages Board of Management meeting - EURIMAGES - www.coe.int". EURIMAGES.
- ↑ "Projects Selection for the 17th Sofia Meetings". qLibra Site.
- ↑ David, Katz (23 November 2022). "Review: Things Unsaid". Cineurope.
- ↑ Haouala, Henda (11 December 2022). "Le Caire 2022: « Things Unsaid » Quand le non-dit est discours". Union des Journalistes de Cinéma (in français).
- ↑ Kostova, Marina (30 April 2023). "Old Photos" (in македонски).
- ↑ Banjac, Pavla (8 August 2023). "Preeksponirano: Things Oversaid". FCS - Filmoskopija (in српски / srpski).
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