Scottsdale International Film Festival 2009

A story about the fickle Oskar, who certainly has reason to see himself as a successful man in the prime of life. He has his roles perfectly balanced: beloved husband, attentive father and favorite television weatherman. One Saturday morning, however, Oskar wakes up to the realization that his wife’s nose is just too big. How could he have lived with her for so long? He decides to take up with a young lover and eventually leaves his family for her. His awareness that he must find true love at all costs drives him from one extreme to the next, and also into the arms of the aging singer Nora. The clouds begin to gather above the man who was always ready with a smile for his TV audience as he forecast the worst possible weather... SHAMELESS was inspired by the book, "Short Stories about Marriage and Sex," by Michal Viewegh who, with a degree of hyperbole, describes the film as an “unromantic comedy.” ~ Karlovy Vary International Film Festival