Synopsis

Kamilla and Cili are sisters living separate lives. Saudade shows a nearly nine-minute Skype conversation between the two of them. Kamilla is about to clear their parent's house. While Cili seems to feel no attachment to any objects from their childhood, such as a swing set, Kamilla is emotionally still much attached to them. She is quite unsympathetic to her sister's lack of interest in their joint past. Skype thus becomes a digital place for Kamilla to live out her “Saudade”. The Portuguese term is difficult to translate and describes a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. By the way, Orhan Pamuk described its Turkish version called “Hüzün” in a marvellous book.

Guests

Gyongyi Fazekas

Gyöngyi Fazekas
Director, writer Saudade
In Vienna: October 8-11