Pause (2018 film)
Pause (Greek: Παύση, romanized: Pafsi) is a 2018 Cypriot drama film directed by Tonia Mishiali and starring Stella Fyrogeni.[2]
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| Directed by | Tonia Mishiali |
| Screenplay by | Tonia Mishiali Anna Fotiadou |
| Produced by | Andros Achilleos Stelana Kliris Tonia Mishiali |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Yorgos Rahmatoulin |
| Edited by | Emilios Avraam |
| Music by | Julian Scherle |
Production companies | A.B. Seahorse Films SOUL productions Cyprus Film Advisory Board |
| Distributed by | Subliminal Films |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Cyprus Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Production
Pause was filmed in and around Nicosia, Cyprus's capital, in February and March 2017.[3][4][5]
Plot
A Cypriot housewife reaches menopause and decides she will no longer tolerate her husband's abuse and disrespect. She enters a world of violent and disturbing fantasies.
Release
Pause premiered at the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, as part of the "East of the West" programme.[1] The Hollywood Reporter called it "a work of considerable tonal complexity, as it stirs moments of pitch-black humor and short and violent reveries into an otherwise austerely told tale of spousal strife that wants to smash the patriarchy with feats of cinematic derring-do."[6][7]
In What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities and You, Heather Corinna noted that Pause offered "one of the rare sympathetic descriptions of a menopausal mental health struggle."[8]
References
- "KVIFF | Pause". www.kviff.com.
- "Pause by Tonia Mishiali | Film Review". Film Is A Fine Affair. 4 August 2019.
- "Filming Greece | "Pause": An accurate portrayal of the acute pain of oppression". www.greeknewsagenda.gr.
- "Cyprus : Pause (Παύση)". www.cyprusevents.net.
- Gregoriou, Maria. "PRODUCTION: Tonia Mishiali in Postproduction with Pause - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com.
- Hoeij, Boyd van (10 July 2018). "'Pause' ('Pafsi'): Film Review | Karlovy Vary 2018". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Franklin, Anna. "FNE at KVIFF 2018: Film in Cyprus is Blossoming - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com.
- Corinna, Heather (1 June 2021). What Fresh Hell Is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities and You. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9780349425672 – via Google Books.