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Tag Archives: Romanian cinema
the world as seen by Maria (film: Dinți de lapte – Mihai Mincan, 2025)
‘Dinți de lapte‘ (‘Milk Teeth‘) is, in its way, a unique film. It is the second auteur film (written and directed) by Mihai Mincan and made as a co-production with international financing and participation. This time, unlike his debut film, … Continue reading
a family documentary (film: O familie aproape perfecta – Tudor Platon, 2024)
Tudor Platon is part of the select club of filmmakers who seem to have spent their childhood with a camera in their hands, and who thus had the opportunity very early on to film the world and the people around … Continue reading
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Tagged documentary, O familie aproape perfecta, Romanian cinema, Tudor Platon
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the two hemispheres of Europe (film: Jaful secolului – Teodora Mihai, 2024)
Films about migrations, emigrants and immigrants are an important genre in world cinema, but not in Romanian cinema. ‘Jaful secolului‘ a.k.a. ‘The Heist of the Century‘ (which also circulates worldwide with the alternative titles ‘Traffic‘ and ‘Rheostat‘) has as its … Continue reading
another poignant family docu-drama by Radu Ciorniciuc (documentary: Tata – Radu Ciorniciuc & Lina Vdovii, 2024)
‘Tata‘ (2024) is the second film by director Radu Ciorniciuc after ‘Acasă, My Home’ in which he builds an entire cinematic universe starting from a special life story. Material that for many other filmmakers would result in a film exposed … Continue reading
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Tagged docu-drama, documentary, family drama, Lina Vdovii, Radu Ciorniciuc, Romanian cinema
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flesh and soul of a great composer (film: Enescu, jupuit de viu – Toma Enache, 2024)
Romanian cinema seems to feel uncomfortable with George Enescu, the most important Romanian composer and one of the most appreciated musicians of the 20th century. Violinist, conductor, educator, but above all composer, who in addition to a few hits (especially … Continue reading
in Radu Jude’s mirror (film: Kontinental ’25 – Radu Jude, 2025)
Radu Jude‘s films intentionally take their viewers, especially those in Romania, out of their comfort zone. Whether it’s about national history, its repercussions in the present, or current events, the director and screenwriter place a mirror in front of the … Continue reading
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Tagged author cinema, Eszter Tompa, Kontinental '25, original script, Radu Jude, Romanian cinema, social drama
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roots of nostalgia (film: Sunt o babă comunistă – Stere Gulea, 2013)
The phenomenon of nostalgia for communism seems to refuse to die. ‘Sunt o babă comunistă‘ (English title – ‘I’m an Old Communist Hoag‘), the 2013 film by Stere Gulea, joins several other creations of film schools from former communist countries, … Continue reading
the legend that changed tennis (film: Nasty – Tudor Giurgiu & Cristian Pascariu & Tudor D. Popescu, 2024)
Ilie Nastase was one of the idols of my youth. First of all, thanks to him, tennis found its place for a while in the dull programs of Romanian television during the communist era. Together with his partner and mentor … Continue reading
when prejudice turns to horror (film: Săptămâna mare – Andrei Cohn, 2024)
One of the most interesting movies of the good year that was 2024 for Romanian cinema, a film that I had been waiting to see for over a year, is ‘Săptămâna mare‘ (‘The Holy Week‘). The film is written and … Continue reading
the comrade writer (film: Moromeții 3 – Stere Gulea, 2024)
‘Moromeții 3‘ (the title of the international distribution is ‘The Moromete Family 3: Father and Son‘) is the third film in the series inspired by Marin Preda‘s novels. It is again directed by Stere Gulea and was filmed in 2022-23 … Continue reading