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Tag: Romanian Films

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Camera obscura (2016): Anachronistic Avantgarde

10 Jan 201711 Jan 2017
The last year or so has seen several Romanian documentaries about cinematic heritage and the associated resistance against the communist dictatorship, with Chuck Norris vs. Communism (2015) [review] and Cinema,…
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Afacerea Est: That’s How It’s Done (2016)

17 Nov 201610 Jan 2017
I still recall Igor Cobileanski's first two shorts ("Cand se stinge lumina" and "Sasa, Grisa si Ion", video links included) with great fondness. It was the earlier days of the…
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Pozitia Copilului (2013): People at its Heart

13 Oct 201610 Jan 2017
Upon its release, I happened to catch a screening of the film (English title: Child's Pose) attended by the director and some of the actors, followed by a short Q&A. This…
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Sieranevada (2016): A Winter Wonderland

16 Sep 201610 Jan 2017
Although Romanian cinema has been 'mainstreaming' of late, this year has brought some old-school/new-school movies received to widespread critical acclaim, like Cristian Mungiu's Bacalaureat (Graduation) or Bogdan Mirica's Caini (Dogs).…
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Moartea domnului Lazarescu (2005): A Hellish Ride

25 Aug 201620 Jun 2020
God, I know it's a terrible thing to say, but I really loved Moartea domnului Lazarescu (The Death of Mister Lazarescu). It was such an accomplished transition for Cristi Puiu,…
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Cinema, mon amour (2015): Or Existential Limbo

18 Aug 201610 Jan 2017
As a topic for contemplation, the decay and dissolution of the Romanian landscape of movie theaters runs deep. Once a sort of burgeoning socialist arrangement for communist propaganda, less than…
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Ilegitim (2016): A Difficult Tread

9 Aug 201610 Jan 2017
It feels like skewering Illegitimate would be too easy at times. The gist of the movie, which is pretty clear if you've either read a synopsis or seen the poster,…
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Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceausescu (2010): The Spectacular Reality of Nicolae Ceausescu

7 Jun 201610 Jan 2017
Having been born at the end of the 80s, my recollection of communist Romania is negligible. So for me, this wealth of archival footage represents less an excursion into dreary…
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Bacalaureat (2016): Defying Compromise

21 May 201610 Jan 2017
Films rarely put forward leading characters that they then choose to vehemently punish throughout. But this is Mungiu, who has already proved more than adept at creating authentic and ruthless…
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Chuck Norris vs. Communism (2015): A Nostalgia Soufflé

29 Apr 201610 Jan 2017
In spite of being born towards the end of the 80s, I recall several "Margareta Nistor movies", her trademark dubbing scarring my youth alongside the zombies of Return of the…
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