The film doesnt deliver much in the way of dramatic power or unexpected revelation. Hana swears to live life as a virgin as mark, but she finds that the life she had hoped would be her escape, was just as confining and oppressive as the one she tried to leave behind. Or view all poems in issue 4 on one long scrolling page. Sworn virgin, which tells the story of an albanian woman who first becomes a man, then a woman again, is sturdy, but the main actress stares too much italyalbania 3. Sworn virgin is the story of mark trying to live in the world, so often out of place. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th berlin international film festival. Beautiful and uplifting, sworn virgin follows hana who, to escape the prospect of wifely servitude in her albanian village, takes an.
Starring alba rohrwacher, emily ferratello, lars eidinger. May, 2014 sworn virgin emerges as a wholly fascinating account of gender roles completely worth reading. Sworn virgin kindle edition by dones, elvira, botsford. Rent sworn virgin 2016 starring alba rohrwacher and flonja kodheli on dvd and bluray. Jun, 2016 the belief that it is an honour for a woman to assume the role of a man has been the foundation of the sworn virgin custom over the centuries. Born in durres, albania, elvira dones is a novelist, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker currently based in the us. Sworn virgin takes similar things and familiar places to merge them to the ultimate finale weve been given. Its an especially daring choice for sworn virgin, a film that could easily insist on accessing the psychology of hana alba rohrwacher, an italian woman whos been living in albania for the past 14 years under the name mark, as part of the regions burrnesha practice, where women may forgo their gender identity as female by taking a vow. Apr 22, 2016 entitled sworn virgin, bispuris film based on a novel from elvira dones and from a script penned by bispuri and francesca manieri takes a look at a long standing albanian tradition that is grotesque and sexist, yet never truly judges it as such. Jul 12, 2016 beautiful and uplifting, sworn virgin follows hana who, to escape the prospect of wifely servitude in her albanian village, takes an. It has won top prizes at film festivals, including the nora ephron prize at the 2015 tribeca film festival and the firebird award at the hong kong international film festival. Sworn virgin vergine giurata taps patriarchal albanian tradition to ask whether renouncing sex can ever be the path to personal freedom. Mar 02, 2016 the sworn virgin is the story of eleanora, a woman who chooses to live as a sworn virgin, a tradition that will allow her to basically be the master of her own destiny and be in control of her own life as long as she keeps to her promise. This site described the sworn virgin as a woman who takes a vow of celibacy.
In the western balkans chiefly in northern albania and adjoining parts of montenegro, kosovo, and macedonia. She must reject all forms of love and so lives instead in solitude as mark. But now, at the age of 80, cerovic is slowing down. Nowadays the kanuns influence on gender roles is disappearing, and with it the tradition of the sworn virgin. The sworn virgin is an extraordinary and fascinating canter through the historical world of albania at the turn of the 20th century a compelling read.
Dones has a gift for slowly opening up her characters sworn virgin is a fascinating novel, and highly recommended. Rent sworn virgin 2016 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The rising profile of transgender issues in popular culture could clear an arthouse path for laura bispuris sensitive, deliberate debut feature, sworn virgin, though its not a film that. Directed by laura bispuri, sworn virgin vergine giurata is an award winning internationallyproduced film, starring alba rohrwacher, who western audiences might know best from 2009s criticallyadored i am love with tilda swinton and 2014s the wonders. It is in exchange for this sacrifice that hana is allowed to be considered. The film is unrated but contains some sexual content that is suitable for mature audiences only. The films story has three strands, one presenttense and set in italy, two set in albania in years past. Sworn virgin follows a young woman named hana who lives in an albanian village ruled by men, and she takes an oath of eternal virginity to live as a sworn virgin becoming mark, so she can.
Apr 22, 2016 sworn virgin, the debut feature from the italian director laura bispuri, concerns a fading custom in remote albania, where some women have sworn off marriage, sex and parenthood and. Learning to become a woman again is certainly a unique subject for a film, but essentially vergine guirata is just another spin on the idea of identity, on learning to. Movies like sworn virgin if you like sworn virgin you are looking for touching, atmospheric and psychological movies about with starting over, hidden identity, hopes, introspection, disorder, sexuality and gender themes of drama genre shot in italy or switzerland. She escapes the fate of a wife and servant when, in accordance with the kanun. Sworn virgin 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. Sworn virgin is the story of an albanian woman who sacrifices her femininity for her freedom, and years later must renounce her honor to become a woman again. This can only be counted a virtue by those who count obscurity and bafflement as artistic assets. In a tribal culture that is rigidly patriarchal, she has become a sworn virgin who is allowed to take on the rights and responsibilities of manhood in the community, including carrying a weapon, buying or owning property, and smoking and drinking with men in places.
Sworn virgin is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed by laura bispuri. A more conventional film might have taken a violent turn at the point when mark begins to recede and hana drifts to the fore. Biblio dones does a good job of showing the complexities of gender, identification, society and culture. There she gained experience with other professions connected with filmmaking, and she began to work in short film production. A person, assigned female at birth, who adopts a traditional masculine thirdgender or transmasculine role in the balkans, wearing masculine clothing and performing masculine tasks, and traditionally swearing a vow of chastity. Hana, a girl living in the albanian mountains doesnt want to become a wife and servant and so appeals to the old law of the kanun to become a sworn virgin. Years after declaring her eternal virginity and opting to live life as a man in the mountains of albania, hana looks to return to living as a woman as she settles into a. But promises are hard to keep and love may find her whether she wants it to or not. The sworn virgin is the story of eleanora, a woman who chooses to live as a sworn virgin, a tradition that will allow her to basically be the master of her own destiny and be in control of her own life as long as she keeps to her promise. Mark doda, a man of few words and many fags, lives alone in the cursed mountains of the north in the family stone tower or kulla.
Following his uncles guide, she appeals to the old law of the kanun. Sworn virgin is now a prizewinning film directed by italian director laura bispuri and starring alba rohrwacher. Hana doda, still a girl, escapes from her destiny of being wife and servant which is imposed on the women in the inhospitable mountains in albania. Watch sworn virgin online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Apr 22, 2016 as it is, the film obliges viewers to puzzle out the nature of the sworn virgin tradition, and even at the tales end, it may not be clear. Sworn virgin 2016 after posing as a man for 14 years, a woman alba rohrwacher travels from albania to italy to reconnect with her estranged sister flonja kodheli and reclaim her sexual identity.
Sworn virgin follows a young woman named hana who lives in an albanian village ruled by men, and she takes an oath of eternal virginity to live as a sworn virgin becoming mark, so she can live free as a man. Sworn virgin in rapsha, hoti, ottoman albania, at the beginning of the 20th century. Sworn virgin starring a strong alba rohrwacher, laura bispuris debut feature is a solemn, sensitive study of transgender reversal. Diana rakipi, 54, a sworn virgin who has spent her life as a man photo.
Waiting on imran khan lisa brockwell at the single womens camp k a nelson the girl who said no moya pacey vanished anita patel coming out in our town sandra renew performing the feminine. Laura bispuri tells the story of how a young woman becomes a man in order to escape from the destiny set in stone for women by the patriarchal archaisms of deepest albania. Released april 22nd, 2016, sworn virgin stars alba rohrwacher, flonja kodheli, luan jaha, emily ferratello the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 27 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. In albania, as a girl called hana, mark demanded to run, to shoot, to drink. May 06, 2016 offizieller deutscher kinotrailer zu dem film sworn virgin. It is a journey inside the complexity of a womans world. Apr 22, 2016 sworn virgin synopsis an albanian woman alba rohrwacher who according to her regions custom has lived as a man for most of her life wants to reclaim her sexual identity. Moving drama sworn virgin wipes away binaries of gender. In a rugged, impoverished world where women are treated as chattel, some escape their hard, genderdetermined fate by claiming the status of sworn virgins before a dozen male elders. Vergine giurata although mostly expressionless and saying very little, mark hopes that. May 31, 2014 h ana doda is a student in 1980s tirana who reads emily dickinson. Elvira dones novel, sworn virgin, intrigued me as soon as i started reading the introduction. Weve found 9 lyrics, 7 artists, and 100 albums matching sworn virgin.
Laura bispuris first film has been a success so far and lets hope for the best for her directing career. If the patriarch of the family died with no male heirs, unmarried women in the family could find. A film by larua bispuri synopsis hana doda, still a girl, escapes from her destiny of being a wife and a servant, a future imposed on women in the harsh mountains of albania. Sworn virgin nude scenes 5 images and 2 videos including appearances from lars eidinger. The concept being referred to in the title of sworn virgin, a debut feature by italian writerdirector laura bispuri, belongs to the traditional culture of albania, where some of the film takes place. Sworn virgin vergine giurata based on elvira dones novel it narrates of a orphan girl who lives at an albanian highlanders house and is forced to follow the rules of the parallel civil law. She appeals to the old law of the kanun and swears her eternal virginity thus becoming a sworn virgin. She was a trainee policewoman something almost unheard of at the time with a penchant for football likewise and, at their first meeting, wore a violet and emerald shell suit, the height of albanian mens.
Feb 12, 2015 sworn virgin vergine giurata taps patriarchal albanian tradition to ask whether renouncing sex can ever be the path to personal freedom. After seven novels in albanian, she wrote the two most recent in italian, her adopted language. Vergine giurata filmdrama, itdechfral 2015 filmverleih. Sworn to virginity and living as men in albania the new.
Sworn virgin trailer due to covid19, the little is temporarily closed read our statement, consider becoming a member or donating, and check our blog for updates. Mar 29, 2015 a film by larua bispuri synopsis hana doda, still a girl, escapes from her destiny of being a wife and a servant, a future imposed on women in the harsh mountains of albania. Vergine giurata sworn virgin, 2007, and piccola guerra perfetta small perfect war, 2010 about the kosovo war. Staring llire vinca celaj, bruno shllaku, flonja kodheli and emily ferratello. But here and elsewhere, sworn virgin defies expectations. Sworn virgin is a film directed by laura bispuri with alba rohrwacher, flonja kodheli, lars eidinger, luan jaha, year. She escapes the fate of a wife and servant when, in accordance with the kanun, the traditional albanian law, she pledges herself to lifelong virginity. Sworn virgin vergine giurata pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released sworn virgin vergine giurata pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten. To much of the modern world, where transgender issues are admittedly being handled in a. H ana doda is a student in 1980s tirana who reads emily dickinson. With alba rohrwacher, emily ferratello, lars eidinger, flonja kodheli. Vergine giurata di laura bispuri, con alba rohrwacher in concorso al festival berlino, dal 19 marzo al cinema.
Black suede miu miu sandals completed the cheeky dress with a classic finish. Sworn virgin presents as a transgender narrative, following mark alba rohrwacher assigned as female at birth as mark leaves hermetic life and enters modern milan society. First, it was written by a little known albanian writer in the english speaking world, from a country that has been closed to international attention for so long due to the political system and its very different language. In 2010 passing time won the david di donatello for best short film, and she followed this up with two other shorts, salve regina 2010 and blondie biondina, 2011. Sworn virgin beautiful and uplifting, sworn virgin follows hana who, to escape the prospect of wifely servitude in her albanian village, takes an oath of eternal virginity to live in the mountains as a man. Hana doda, still a girl, escapes from her destiny of being a wife and a servant, a future imposed on women in the harsh mountains of albania. Hana is growing up in an archaic alpine landscape in albania where the old codes and traditional gender roles prevail. Albania has made some progress when it comes to womens rights. The last sworn virgin of montenegro world news the guardian. The film obliges viewers to puzzle out the nature of the sworn virgin tradition, and even at the tales end, it may not be clear. Marks struggle to find a true identity is the drive of the film, and the picture ends up being more of.
Mar 30, 2016 trailer for sworn virgin, starring alba rohrwacher and lars eidinger hana doda, still a girl, escapes from her destiny of being a wife and a servant, a future imposed on women in the harsh mountains of albania. Click here for more information, or watch the film trailer below. Vergine giurata is a 2015 internationally coproduced drama film directed by laura bispuri. Albanias new constitution, which came into effect in 1998, guarantees equality before the law. Sworn virgin on dvd 7122673529 from strand releasing. This can only be counted a virtue by those who count obscurity and. Alba rohrwacher in miu miu sworn virgin tribeca film festival. Jun 23, 2008 the sworn virgin was born of social necessity in an agrarian region plagued by war and death. Sworn virgin follows the story of hana who tries to escape her potential future as a wife and servant by appealing to an old law and living as a man. Years later, restless and feeling imprisoned by his choice, mark leaves for italy to visit his sister and family. She turns into a man, takes up a rifle and becomes mark, mark doda. After completing the novel which is now being made into a film in. Hana swears to live life as a virgin as mark, but she finds that the life she had hoped would be her escape, was just as. Sworn virgin is being presented as part of the 30th bfi flare london lgbt film festival, and it premiered last year in the official competition of the berlin film festival.
It states that all are equal before the law as well as no one may be unjustly discriminated against for reasons. Shot in intimate handheld style, sworn virgin is at least in part a film about transitions between an ancient pastoral culture and the confusing modern city where all the rules need to be. Information and translations of sworn virgin in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Marks struggle to find a true identity is the drive of the film, and the picture ends up being more of a look at feminism in albanian than anything else. Sworn virgin emerges as a wholly fascinating account of gender roles completely worth reading. Dukess gripping historical novel tells the tale of a desperate albanian woman who will do whatever it takes to keep her independence and seize control of her future. Mark doda, a man of few words and many fags, lives alone in the cursed mountains of the. Sworn virgin vergine giurata pictures rotten tomatoes. There, he explores the unexpected pleasures of attraction and the. It is in italian and albanian with english subtitles. Years after declaring her eternal virginity and opting to live life as a man in the mountains of albania, hana looks to return to living as a woman as she settles into a new existence in modernday milan. Sworn virgin is an absorbing glimpse at balkan tradition.
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