Tag Archives: Romanian cinema

Tema Holocaustului în filmul românesc

Posted on April 29, 2019 by admin

Câteva filme foarte vizibile și foarte discutate și disputate în spațiul public ar putea crea impresia că Holocaustul este o tema majoră a cinematografiei românești. Lucrurile nu stau deloc așa. Subiectul a fost aproape complet absent din cinematografia românească a … Continue reading →

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a case of bad education (Film: Un pas in urma serafimilor – Daniel Sandu, 2017)

Posted on April 21, 2019 by admin

‘One Step Behind the Seraphim‘, the film that concluded for me the Romanian Film Festival that took place this week in Israel, reminded me Pedro Almodóvar‘s “Bad Education” in many ways. Both films can be seen as recovery exercises from … Continue reading →

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pointless (film: Charleston – Andrei Cretulescu, 2017)

Posted on April 16, 2019 by admin

Ioana, the main character in ‘Charleston‘ directed by Andrei Cretulescu appears on the screen only in the first minute of the movie. We see her in a cafe, she gets a message on her phone, she runs out, turns the … Continue reading →

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bad luck as a way of life (Film: Ghinionistul – Iura Luncasu, 2017)

Posted on April 15, 2019 by admin

‘Ghinionistul‘ (‘The Unlucky’ or ‘The Bad Luck Guy’), the comedy directed by Iura Luncasu, which I saw at the Romanian Film Festival, organized in Israel these days, reminded me of the Romanian joke about the guy who after passing away … Continue reading →

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dangerous games (Film: Secretul Fericirii – Vlad Zamfirescu, 2018)

Posted on April 13, 2019 by admin

‘Secretul Fericirii‘ (‘The Secret of Happiness’), Vlad Zamfirescu‘s debut film was a blessed change of theme and atmosphere after the two ‘heavy’ movies, with political and historical themes, seen in the previous days of the Romanian Film Festival that takes … Continue reading →

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end of a civilization (Film: Moromeții 2 – Stere Gulea, 2018)

Posted on April 13, 2019 by admin

‘Morometii 2‘ (translated in English as ‘Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time) was the second film that I saw at the Romanian Film Festival organized in Israel these days, and the screening yesterday at the cinematheque in Herzlya was … Continue reading →

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so far, Maestro (Film: Aniversarea – Mircea Albulescu, 2017)

Posted on April 12, 2019 by admin

‘Aniversarea‘ (‘The Anniversary’) was the first film that I have viewed last evening at the Romanian Film Festival organized in Israel these days. Filmed in 2016 and premiered in 2017, Dan Chisu‘s film was the last appearance on screen of … Continue reading →

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unfinished puzzle (Film: Moon Hotel Kabul – Anca Damian, 2018)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by admin

The international military engagement in Afghanistan after 9/11 is nearing the 20th anniversary. It seems quite surprising to me that very few films have been made on this subject, about the impact that the foreign intervention has had on the … Continue reading →

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one of the early films about the European migrants problem (Film: Morgen – Marian Crisan, 2010)

Posted on February 27, 2019 by admin

It’s only now that I had the opportunity to see Marian Crisan‘s ‘Morgen‘, a movie made in 2010. It’s a film about a Turkish migrant trying to make his way to Germany, the story happening a decade ago. At that … Continue reading →

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Aferim again, Radu Jude! (Film: Îmi este indiferent dacă vom intra în istorie ca barbari – Radu Jude, 2018)

Posted on September 28, 2018 by admin

I have seen today together with other several hundred of spectators Radu Jude’s most recent film, “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” (“Îmi este indiferent dacă vom intra în istorie ca barbari”) at the … Continue reading →

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