''Electra'' is a Czech short film, directed by
Daria Kashcheeva
Daria Kascheeva (born 1 April 1986) is a Tajikistani-born Czech animator.Martin Kudláč"Daria Kashcheeva transforms a female odyssey into the surreal short Electra" ''Cineuropa'', 7 May 2023. She is most noted for her 2019 film ''Daughter'', whi ...
and released in 2023.
[Martin Kudláč]
"Daria Kashcheeva transforms a female odyssey into the surreal short Electra"
''Cineuropa'', 7 May 2023. Blending live action and animation, the film revisits the theme of father-daughter relationships first explored in her 2019 film ''
Daughter
A daughter is a female offspring; a girl or a woman in relation to her parents. Daughterhood is the state, condition or quality of being someone's daughter. The male counterpart is a son. Analogously the name is used in several areas to show r ...
'', portraying the experiences of a woman who is recalling her strained and distant relationship with her father.
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The film's cast includes Zuzana Částková as Electra, Marie Verner as Electra in childhood, and Zuzana Stivínová and Robert Jašków as Electra's parents.
The film premiered at the ]2023 Cannes Film Festival
The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film ''Anatomy of a Fall'' winning the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, Justine Triet became ...
.[ It was later screened at the ]2023 Toronto International Film Festival
The 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 7 to 17, 2023.Victoria Ahearn"TIFF reveals new programmers and other 2023 festival details" '' Playback'', April 20, 2023.
The most noted change from past years was tha ...
, where it won the award for Best International Short Film.[Christian Zilko]
"American Fiction’ Wins People’s Choice Award at 2023 TIFF (Complete Winners List)"
'' IndieWire'', September 17, 2023.
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2023 films
2023 animated short films
Czech animated short films
French animated short films
Slovak animated films
Films about father–daughter relationships
Films about memory
Stop-motion animated short films
Czech Lion Awards winners (films)
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