Kristian Smeds
Sad Songs from the Heart of Europe
sadsongskomplex:fi (FI)
Schedule
Running time 1 hour 30 minutes. No interval.
Director Jari Juutinen
Set designers Riitta Ukkonen, Jari Juutinen, Liisa Sofia Pöntinen
Lighting designer Teemu Nurmelin
Sound designer Opa Pyysing, Jari Juutinen, Liisa Sofia Pöntinen
Cast
Liisa Sofia Pöntinen
Sad Songs from the Heart of Europe is a raw and powerful love story based on Dostoevsky‘s classic novel Crime and Punishment. The point of view of the poetic play is Raskolnikov’s beloved Sonya, who finds herself driven to prostitution. Sad Songs from the Heart of Europe is a touching vision of Europe – a continent where luck and fortune are greatly divided, and where young men undertake extreme and desperate actions where "the poor are robbed of even the shit from their pants". Sad Songs from the Heart of Europe looks deep into the human soul with a Dostoevskian merciful gaze. It shows us that beauty, light, and miracles flicker even at the darkest of times – that love can still trickle through.
