Tag Archives: Romanian cinema

the mirror of Radu Jude (film: Babardeala cu bucluc sau porno balamuc – Radu Jude, 2021)

Posted on May 28, 2021 by admin

I have several reasons to rejoice that Radu Jude‘s ‘Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn’ received the Golden Bear at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival, where it was released. One of them is that the film demonstrates that the Romanian … Continue reading →

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among the meanders of censorship (film: Meandre – Mircea Saucan, 1966)

Posted on February 13, 2021 by admin

I was 14 years old in 1967, when Mircea Saucan‘s film ‘Meandre‘ (which had been filmed in 1966) was shown on Romanian screens for a short time, before being withdrawn and buried in the archives until the fall of communism … Continue reading →

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wildflowers, 45 years after (film: Ilustrate cu flori de camp – Andrei Blaier, 1975)

Posted on January 12, 2021 by admin

If the numbers mentioned by wikipedia are accurate then ‘Postcards with wildflowers‘ (the Romanian title is ‘Ilustrate cu flori de câmp’), the 1975 film by director Andrei Blaier, was seen in cinema halls by 2.1 million viewers. Today, I believe … Continue reading →

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excessive minimalism (film: Police, Adjective – Corneliu Porumboiu, 2009)

Posted on November 16, 2020 by admin

It took me more than a decade to get to see Corneliu Porumboiu‘s second film, made in 2009, ‘Police, Adjective‘. The film presented and award-winner at Cannes and other important festivals of that year was one of the most representative … Continue reading →

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the Delta of Bucharest (documentary: Acasa, My Home – Radu Ciorniciuc, 2020)

Posted on September 12, 2020 by admin

“Acasă” or “My Home” as translated in the title of Radu Ciorniciuc‘s documentary is a very special film that accompanies for four years a social program related to an unusual family. Gelu Enache and his wife had settled with their … Continue reading →

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the fire that shook Romania (film: colectiv – Alexander Nanau, 2019)

Posted on September 10, 2020 by admin

“collective“, the 2019 documentary film signed by Alexander Nanau addresses a serious topic. In the fire in the Bucharest nightclub ‘Colectiv’ which took place on October 30, 2015, 27 young people died. In the months that followed, another 37 of … Continue reading →

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slow transition (Film: Doar cu buletinul la Paris – Serban Marinescu, 2015)

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

‘Doar cu buletinul la Paris‘ is a film I almost avoided seeing. Judging by its title, it seemed to be one of those Romanian comedies blessed with an excellent cast, but which generally recirculates and perpetuates overused jokes. In the … Continue reading →

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gangsters ‘film noir’ made in Romania (Film: La Gomera / The Whistlers – Cornel Porumboiu, 2019)

Posted on January 13, 2020 by admin

The maturity of a film school is measured not only by masterpieces or films awarded with gold at major festivals, but also by ‘average’ movies, belonging to popular genres or film niches. If this criterion is correct, then we can … Continue reading →

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end of the wave (Film: Sieranevada – Cristi Puiu, 2016)

Posted on October 14, 2019 by admin

With a delay of three years I managed to see Cristi Puiu‘s ‘Sieranevada‘, a film that I had read and heard much about. Three years are certainly not enough for a ‘historical’ perspective but they are enough to better place … Continue reading →

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caravan of terror (Film: Caravana cinematografica – Titus Muntean, 2009)

Posted on September 18, 2019 by admin

The movie caravans have a history that is worth exploring. It begins a century ago in Russia immediately after the Bolshevik revolution. The regime established by Lenin and Stalin noticed early the propaganda force of the young art of cinema … Continue reading →

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