Modra

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Audience Member Put together a girl who was just dumped by her boyfriend, a trip to Slovakia, a last minute substitute boy as a travel companion, and 17 year-old passions and you have an interesting movie. Some of the filming in Slovakia seemed stilted - they could not have been actors. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Movie with lots of credible yet boring dialogue from two bland English-Canadian teenagers visiting my great-grandfather's obscure native town (yes, this was the only reason I watched the movie). Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member What a wonderful little film this is. Director Ingrid Veninger channels a Sofia Coppola sensibility, turning Modra into a "Lost in Translation in Slovakia." Modra differs from Coppola's masterpiece in that it focuses less on universal disconnect than on youth adolescence and their search for identity. The two main characters, Lina and Leco are both 17 years old. Lina's boyfriend has just broken up with her, 24 hours before they are supposed to leave for Slovakia. Before she has time to grieve, she gets a call from Leco, a boy she briefly met at a party. He's just as confused and lonely, almost desperate to find someone to hang out with for the summer. Lina invites Leco to accompany her on her vacation and he accepts. The scene is executed remarkably well, the camera holding on the teens' faces, the awkward silences of the conversation, capturing everything that is being said and not said. The film plays out like a love letter to Slovakia, but not as a travel video. It celebrates the country as part of this girl's heritage. Lina's search for her cultural identity mirrors her search for a personal identity. She meets her extended family and learns why her parents left for Toronto so many years ago. Along the way, her friendship with Leco buds into a romance. Their relationship takes them through periods of passion, anger, and hope. Both teens have their own personal demons, and unlike so many romance films, Modra knows that these anxieties can't be resolved simply through love. But knowing that they've made a special connection with each other makes confronting those anxieties that much easier. Modra might not be an easy film to find, but it is worth checking out should you get the chance. It is a great example of how the quality of Canadian film has risen substantially in this new decade. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member It is a home movie slash indie movie, definitely not for the common audience but for people looking for a love story that isn't stock full of cliques and will find this worth a watch. The film itself is full a culture, anyone who sees that this will certainly wish to visit Modra Slovakia. It certainly looks like a gorgeous place to visit. Another good Canadian movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A sweet, sort-of coming-of-age story that will hit home with anyone who's ever gone to another country at a young age to meet distant relatives. Veninger really captures that feeling of empowering responsibiity of being on one's own for the first time as well as the serenity that comes with connecting with your past. Lovely. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Lovely genuine film about a teenager discovering her roots in Slovakia...and her unlikely companion. The kids and the town are the stars as believable awkwardness leads to genuine emotion. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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