MVD Entertainment Group Looks To Sept. 10 For The Blu-ray And DVD Debut Of Writer/Director Signe Baumane's Award-Winning Animated Film Titled My Love Affair With Marriage

Animated films are for kids, right?  

Sure, if you head down to the local multiplex and see long lines of parents and their kids waiting to get in for the next showing of this animated film or that animated film (all the noise and chaos) you might arrive at that conclusion.

On the other hand, check out the animated film from writer/director Signe Baumane that MVD Entertainment Group has lined up for release on Sept. 10 as both Blu-ray and DVD product offerings.

My Love Affair with Marriage is not a kid’s flick, but rather an award-winning arthouse entry … a film festival favorite.   An adult animated film like Rene Laloux’ Fantastic Planet, Bozzetto’s Allegro non Troppo, Satoshi Kon’s Paprika or even Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell.

There are plenty of examples — some experiment, some very slick, doesn’t matter — of animated films that are not intended for kiddie matinees.   Baumane’s film is one of those! 

The film opened at the Tribeca Festival in June of 2022 and then proceeded to work the international festival circuit for a solid year, with stops at the Reykjavik International Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival and the Beijing International Film Festival (to mention just a few).

In October of last year, My Love Affair with Marriage had a very limited theatrical showcase, which (with the Sept. 10 street date) yields a long-in-the-tooth ARR of 343 days.   Unless you managed to catch one of the festival screenings or one of the limited major metro arthouse showcase screenings, the film is likely to be unfamiliar to you. 

My Love Affair with Marriage is the semi-autobiographical story about the two-decade long evolution of Zelma, beginning as a young girl in Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe, who desires the perfect marriage; a perfect relationship.   She even has “mentoring” in her quest from a trio of “Sirens,” who may or may not be giving her the best guidance.

We begin in school at the age of eight and by the end of Baumane’s animated journey, Zelma is 31 and has experienced love, relationships, marriage and more.   It is complicated and the animation is a marvel — “wide-eyed” and surreal.

MVD Entertainment Group has a real treat in store for film lovers, especially those who enjoy the offbeat, animated films, well-told stories and more.

 Included with the release as a bonus is Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series Presents Director Signe Baumane on the Making of My Love Affair With Marriage.