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The Love Bureau

Synopsis

Bettina runs the marriage agency Maruska. She's a modern day Cupid who specializes in Italian men and Eastern European women. Aldo, a timid banker, has married beautiful Svetlana but Piero can't find a woman of the right height. A bitter sweet tale about internet dating, the fall of Communism and finding love in the 21st Century.
 
http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/index.php?module=Film&action=Film&film_id=319

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
26 mins
Director
Caterina Monzani
Producer
National Film and Television School
Co-Producer
National Film and Television School
Editor
Maya Maffioli, Judith Allen
Director of Photography
Caterina Monzani
Sound
Jeet Thakrar
Composer
Stuart Earl

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 671234

caterinamonzani@gmail.com

Sales Company

NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 671234

www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

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