FLORENTINE NIGHT

Bulgaria, 2022, 68 min, color, animation

The film is composed of two separate stories in parallel.
Maximilian narrates to Maria, who is seriously ill, a mysterious story from his childhood – how he felt in love with a beautiful statue. The loss of the statue affects his whole life. Maximilian becomes a sculptor in search of mean to recreate it.
Philippe the watchmaker is devoid of any musical sensibility, but forced to enter a music competition in order to win the hand of his beloved. For this reason, he builds a musical machine that will win the contest for him.
Florentine Night is also a tale of friendship, of hidden desires, of the pursuit of self-discovery, and the love for the art, the sculpture, the dance and the music.
The screenplay is based on the works of Heinrich Heine and Gérard de Nerval