Tag Archives: Romanian cinema

in Radu Jude’s mirror (film: Kontinental ’25 – Radu Jude, 2025)

Posted on June 20, 2025 by admin

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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roots of nostalgia (film: Sunt o babă comunistă – Stere Gulea, 2013)

Posted on June 19, 2025 by admin

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 →

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the legend that changed tennis (film: Nasty – Tudor Giurgiu & Cristian Pascariu & Tudor D. Popescu, 2024)

Posted on May 20, 2025 by admin

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 →

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when prejudice turns to horror (film: Săptămâna mare – Andrei Cohn, 2024)

Posted on May 17, 2025 by admin

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 →

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the comrade writer (film: Moromeții 3 – Stere Gulea, 2024)

Posted on May 14, 2025 by admin

‘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 →

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isolation and prejudice (film: Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii – Emanuel Pârvu, 2024)

Posted on May 13, 2025 by admin

With ‘Three Kilometers to the End of the World‘ (the original Romania title is ‘Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii‘, director and co-writer Emanuel Pârvu continues one of the main themes of his previous film ‘Marocco’ (or ‘Mikado’) – the … Continue reading →

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between dream and jealousy (film: Omcâine – Ștefan Constantinescu, 2022)

Posted on January 16, 2025 by admin

‘Omcâine‘ (2022 – the English distribution title is ‘Man and Dog‘) is the ambitious debut of a director who is making his first feature film late in his career. Stefan Constantinescu is no novice in cinematography, he is a visual … Continue reading →

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the last two days of dictatorship (film: Anul nou care n-a fost – Bogdan Mureșanu, 2024)

Posted on October 16, 2024 by admin

‘The New Year That Never Came‘ tells stories from the last two days of non-freedom for the Romanians. It is, incredibly, the debut feature film – at the age of 50! – by director Bogdan Muresanu. A solid, mature, emotional … Continue reading →

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at the edge of Europe (film: Oameni de treaba – Paul Negoescu, 2022)

Posted on June 6, 2024 by admin

What genre of movie are we watching? This is one of the questions that the viewers of the film ‘Oameni de treabă‘ (the title in the English distribution is ‘Men of Deeds‘), made in 2022 by the director Paul Negoescu, … Continue reading →

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the Metronom generation (film: Metronom – Alexandru Belc, 2022)

Posted on January 19, 2024 by admin

‘Metronom‘ (2022) by the Romanian director Alexandru Belc is not a film about the legendary radio show ‘Metronom’ from Radio Free Europe but about the Metronom generation. For viewers who were lucky enough not to know what the life of … Continue reading →

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