EFF: My Love Affair with Marriage

“A joyfully exuberant piece of work that manages to conduct some serious examination of human behaviour whilst always being nothing less than gloriously entertaining.” — Cineuropa 

From an early age, songs and fairytales convinced Zelma that love would solve all her problems as long as she abided by society's expectations of how a girl should act. But as she grew older something didn’t seem right with the concept of love: the more she tried to conform, the more her body resisted. A story about the acceptance of the inner female rebellion. 

After announcing herself as a major talent in the world of animated filmmaking by exploring her struggles with mental illness with humour and poignancy in her 2014 debut Rocks in My Pockets, Latvian-born filmmaker Signe Baumane returns eight years later with her second feature. Through a blend of animation, music, comedy and absurdism, Baumane now turns her sights to her misadventures in love, sex and marriage. 

Watch: director Signe Baumane is in conversation with film critic and writer Cerise Howard. 

Rating

E

Duration

135 min

Language

English

Cast

Dagmara Dominczyk, Michele Pawk, Matthew Modine, Cameron Monaghan, Stephen Lang, Trio Limonade: Ieva Katkovska, Kristine Pastare, Iluta Alsberga

Director

Signe Baumane