Tag Archives: Romanian cinema

sleepy (Film: Somnul insulei – Mircea Veroiu, 1994)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by admin

‘Somnul insulei’ (‘The Sleep of the Island’) is a film that looks today quite tired. Sleepy and tired. It is to some extent a combination of the time it talks about (the Communist dictatorship period) and the time it was … Continue reading →

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Aferim, Radu Jude! (Film: Aferim! – Radu Jude, 2015)

Posted on October 3, 2015 by admin

What critics and audiences call ‘the Romanian New Wave’ is not that new any longer. Already in its teens it has focused on the present times, and the recent past of Romania – the last decade of the Communist era … Continue reading →

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a cinematograhic exercise with no substance (Film: Când se lasa seara peste Bucuresti sau Metabolism – Corneliu Porumboiu, 2013)

Posted on October 20, 2014 by admin

I am following quite closely the development of the Romanian cinema, and Corneliu Porumboiu is one of the directors whose previous work I enjoyed a lot, especially ’12:08 East of Bucharest’ which was a story about the 1989 events of … Continue reading →

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the world of Purcarete on screen (Film: ‘Somewhere at Palilula – Silviu Purcarete, 2012)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by admin

‘Somewhere in Palilula’ has managed to divide in camps not only film critics but also my friends who have seen it. Reactions ranged from enthusiastic acceptance till total rejection. In Romania it apparently had a fairly short career on screen … Continue reading →

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lumea lui Purcarete pe ecran (Film: ‘Undeva la Palilula’ – Silviu Purcarete, 2012)

Posted on October 13, 2013 by admin

‘Undeva in Palilula’ a reusit sa-i imparta in tabere nu numai pe criticii de film ci si pe prietenii mei care l-au vazut. Paleta reactiilor a fost impartita intre acceptare entuziasta si respingere totala. In Romania a avut se pare … Continue reading →

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the distructive power of love (Film: Pozitia copilului – Calin Peter Netzer, 2013)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

With Pozitia Copilului (Child’s Pose)  the Romanian cinema seems to complete a cycle that started almost a decade ago with Moartea Domnului Lazarescu (The Death of Mr. Lazarescu). The path was marked by a number of prizes at important cinema … Continue reading →

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Onoarea sergentului Ion (Film: Medalia de onoare – Peter Călin Netzer, 2009)

Posted on January 10, 2013 by admin

Daca filmul acesta ar fi fost facut acum vrei zece ani ar fi fost considerat un eveniment cinematografic. In 2000 sau 2002, inainte de ‘Moartea Domnului Lazarescu’ si de ‘4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile’ un film care sa … Continue reading →

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uneasy rest (Film: The Human Resources Manager – Eran Riklis, 2010)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by admin

The Hebrew name of the film is a little longer than the one chosen by the distributors for the English version. It reads ‘The Mission of the Human Resources Manager’ and actually the word used is ‘shlihut’ which has a … Continue reading →

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In miez de Romanie (Film: Dupa dealuri – Cristian Mungiu, 2012)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by admin

This film review is about the most recent film of Cristian Mungiu Beyond the Hills (Dupa dealuri), presented at the Cannes Festival this year, which I saw last night at the Haifa International Film Festival. I apologize to my non-Romanian … Continue reading →

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Allergies in Times of War (Film: Gruber’s Journey – Radu Gabrea, 2008)

Posted on September 15, 2012 by admin

In director Radu Gabrea‘s Gruber’s Journey the Romanian cinema gets it’s first film seriously approaching the painful theme of the episodes of the Holocaust that took place in Romania between 1940 when the dictator Ion Antonescu took power (in collaboration … Continue reading →

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