ans ▁was ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁Alban ian ▁film ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁C annes . ▁The ▁Sad ness ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Schne ider , ▁a ▁Czech ▁co - production , ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁multi - eth nic ▁group ▁of ▁friends ▁studying ▁cinema ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁and ▁their ▁travel s ▁around ▁the ▁Czech oslov ak ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁selection ▁committee ▁originally ▁considered ▁three ▁films . ▁Two ▁of ▁these ▁films ▁were ▁directed ▁by ▁Art an ▁Min ar ol li . ▁Alban ia ▁ended ▁up ▁choosing ▁a ▁film ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁post - Comm un ist ▁era ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time - ▁Min ar ol li ' s ▁A live ! - ▁about ▁a ▁modern , ▁young ▁Alban ian ▁student ▁who ▁becomes ▁involved ▁with ▁an ▁ancient ▁blood ▁fe ud ▁after ▁returning ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁village ▁for ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Although , ▁Alban ia ▁itself ▁has ▁maintained ▁a ▁low ▁profile ▁in ▁this ▁category , ▁four ▁other ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁region - ▁Greece , ▁Italy , ▁Mac ed onia ▁and ▁Switzerland - ▁have ▁each ▁submitted ▁films ▁about ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁di as por a ▁to ▁the ▁O sc ars . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Academy ▁Award ▁w inners ▁and ▁nom ine es ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁List ▁of ▁Academy ▁Award - win ning ▁foreign ▁language ▁films ▁Cinema ▁of ▁Alban ia ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links