Postcard from Somova, Romania / Pocztówka z Somovy, z Rumunii

Running time: 20'

AUT, ROU 2011, 20’

This cinematic postcard tells not of an idyllic vacation or exciting adventures. On the contrary, time seems to stand still in the Danube Delta near Somova. Goats, a horse, dogs and cats wander about, litter lies on the ground. The camera captures the aimless movements of the animals with great attention to detail. The beauty of this “postcard” unfolds in the apparently incidental seamless observation – to Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Partita for Double String Orchestra.

 

Authors:

  • Andreas Horvath

    Andreas Horvath, born in Salzburg, Austria in 1968. He studied photography in Vienna and multimedia-art in Salzburg. As a freelance photographer and filmmaker he publishes photo books and creates independent films. Horvathá s documentaries have received awards at international film festivals, such as Chicago International Documentary Film Festival and Karlovy Vary IFF. As a photographer Andreas Horvath published black and white photo albums about Yakutia, Siberia and rural America. His photo albums were praised by people like Richard Avedon or Ryszard Kapuscinsky.

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    Poroerotus (1999)
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