Tag Archives: Lucian Pintilie

Liviu Ciulei (1923-2011)

The 60s was the decade of hope in the history of Communist Romania. After the frozen 50s which had seen the pick of the repression but also the death of Stalin, the grip of the Communist rule seemed to slowly … Continue reading

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Film: Duminica la ora 6 (Lucian Pintilie, 1965)

In his book 4 Decades, 3 Years and 2 Months with the Romanian Cinema the Romanian film critic Alex Leo Serban considers Duminica la ora 6 (Sunday at 6 o’clock) as an extreme case of difference between content and form … Continue reading

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Revazandu-l pe Pintilie / 1 – ‘Reconstituirea’

Exista un risc in a revedea dupa 40 de ani un film care ti-a ramas in memorie ca o capodopera. Pentru mine si multi dintre cei din generatia mea ‘Reconstituirea’ a fost nu numai cel mai bun film romanesc al … Continue reading

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Lucian Pintilie’s ‘Unforgettable Summer’

It is interesting to judge what place ‘O vara de neuitat’ (An Unforgettable Summer) plays in the too short cinematography of Lucian Pintilie and to speculate about why he had chosen to make this film in 1994, his second only … Continue reading

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