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In the story, a boy, a woman and a cow seem to be the only survivors of a global catastrophe, except for whoever is following them threateningly in a tank. Slowly they put together what they need to survive, and despite the difficulty of all this, it looks as though the human race may just manage a new beginning. This simple, darkly imaged story is told with a very minimal amount of dialog.Read More »
Romania
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Valeriu Jereghi – Predchuvstviye AKA Foreboding (1992)
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Radu Jude – Nu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumii AKA Do Not Expect Too Much of the End of the World (2023)
Radu Jude2021-2030ComedyRomaniaAn overworked and underpaid production assistant has to shoot a workplace safety video commissioned by a multinational company. But an interviewee makes a statement that forces him to re-invent his story to suit the company’s narrative.Read More »
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Calin Cazan & Mircea Toia & Victor Antonescu – Misiunea spatialã Delta AKA Delta Space Mission (1984)
Mircea Toia1981-1990AnimationCalin CazanRomaniaSci-FiThe year is 3084. Man has settled interplanetary space but space is still full of secrets. On a research mission to a newly discovered galaxy heads the most advanced spaceship, Delta, operated by an extremely powerful electronic brain. Project Delta was conceived in order to establish a dialogue between intergalactic civilizations. Soon after an alien journalist, Alma, is allowed to board the spaceship, she and the captain notice that the super-brain that controls the ship is acting autonomously. No one, however, counts on the fact that this artificial super intelligence will want to explore the area of human emotions and feelings. Eventually, they realize that the journalist’s beauty is the reason for the brain’s odd behavior. She has become its muse. The enamored machine becomes out of control and threatens all living things around them.Read More »
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Andrei Ujica – The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu AKA Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceausescu (2010)
Andrei Ujica2001-2010DocumentaryRomaniaThe Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu starts with the familiar, grainy and juddering shoulder-held images of Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena just before their execution. What follows is beautiful archival footage of state visits, party congresses, visits to crowded stores. In the course of the film – the subdued and radical masterpiece lasts more than three hours – the manifestations show increasing signs of megalomania; people sing and clap for Ceausescu, his name is chanted during endless parades. There are beautiful colour shots of Ceausescu joining in a volleyball match. He stands by the net and with one hand he keeps pulling it down a little to try and get the ball over with his other hand. No one dares to say a word.Read More »
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Bogdan George Apetri – Neidentificat AKA Unidentified (2020)
Bogdan George Apetri2011-2020ActionCrimeRomaniaSynopsis
An unsolved case. An unknown criminal. An obsessed cop. His investigation plunges him into a world of darkness and violence, pulling everyone around him into a web of destructive passion and revenge.Read More » -
Bogdan George Apetri – Miracol (2021)
2021-2030Bogdan George ApetriCrimeDramaRomaniaQuote:
A young nun sneaks out of her monastery to attend an urgent matter but never makes it back and a police detective’s investigation into her fate, uncovers clues and revelations that lead not only to the truth but a miracle as well.Read More » -
Sergiu Nicolaescu – Un comisar acuzã AKA A Commissar Calls (1974)
1971-1980CrimeRomaniaSergiu NicolaescuThrillerDirector Sergiu Nicolaescu also stars in this film about a police inspector in Rumania who is sent to discover the truth about a prison massacre of communists by a visiting delegation of fascist dignitaries. The inspector makes the mistake of caring more about the truth and the injustice of the massacre than the genuine wishes of his bosses, and pays for his dedication with his life.Read More »
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Copel Moscu – Le Jour Viendra AKA Va Veni O Zi AKA There Will Come a Day (1985)
1981-1990Copel MoscuDocumentaryRomaniaShort FilmSYNOPSIS
A poultry farm, ultra modern for its time, has in its structure a kindergarten for the children of the employees. The parallels between raising chickens and the kindergarten’s program serve as a serious meditation on the human condition. The film was banned in Romania.Read More » -
Nae Caranfil – Filantropica AKA Philanthropy (2002)
2001-2010ComedyDramaNae CaranfilRomaniaIn 21st century Bucharest, to go out in the city on Saturday evening at the arm of a beautiful woman is a risky financial investment. Ovidiu, an unassuming high school teacher, never could afford it. Looking for a source of income more substantial than a teacher’s salary, Ovidiu plunges into a fabulous world – the beggar mob.
Important context: In the early 2000s, 3 million Romanian Lei was around 100 USD–the average monthly salary in Romania. It was a considerable amount.Read More »