Both films question history and our idea of heroes. On december 22, 2005, a group of characters commemorate the 16th anniversary of ceausescus fall. Meet two eccentric characters who make a trek to the city of vaslui in search of answers. Romania insider free newsletter daily news and features. The movie, though, isnt a historical factbased documentation. A natural peoples person, film enthusiast, balkans and berlin addict, she. It was also released in the united states under the abridged titles east of bucharest and 12. This essay explores three films 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days 2007, 12.
Lazarescu and corneliu porumboius debut feature 12. The ouster of ceausescu from romania certainly isnt exactly the comedy event of the century, but those wacky romanians, who just nailed black comedy last year with the black the death of mr. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another christmas alone. Download scientific diagram corneliu porumboiu, 12. On the sixteenth year anniversary of the fall of romanian dictator nicolae ceausescu, a local anchorman of a nearby provincial town invites two of his acquaintances to share their moments of. The debut feature of porumboiu, who has since gone further in his lexicological investigations with police, adjective 09, 12. On the monumental townhall square with the illuminated christmas tree. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Director corneliu porumboius sly satire of postsoviet stagnation uses gentle humor to explore. Staring mirela cioaba, ion sapdaru, teodor corban and mircea andreescu. Go see east of bucharest a comedy film directed by corneliv porumboiu. In fact, the first third of this film could have been trimmed without much damage.
Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town christmas is about to come. The film is set in the city of vaslui, and centers on a group of. Lazerescu set to it to make this film, all about a call in tv show about the revolution, as hilarious as possible. Critics consensus with a witty script full of satirical overtones and dry humor, 12. What seems like a formally simple and straightforward story is actually a sophisticated and wryly funny reflection on the scope of the romanian. When i first saw this film i thought it was one of the alltime great political satires. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site.
Either it just doesnt match lenins magic, or maybe, given my academic proclivities, i just have a bias towards east germany away from communist romania. Discover the worlds greatest film festivals and awards on mubi. Gilscott heron once wrote the revolution will not be televised, but one romanian newsman attempts to put his nations revolution on the air after the fact in this satiric comedy from writer and director corneliu porumboiu. They find some surprising answers and humor about the so called overthrow. Sixteen years after the revolution and just days before christmas, a local television station in bucharest has invited several guests to share their moments of. Mircea andreescu, teodor corban, ion sapdaru, mirela cioaba, luminita gheorghiu, cristina ciofu, lucian iftime. They question the citizens about the history and overthrow of the 1989 communist regime. Ioana holds an ma in english, german, and film studies in romania and germany. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Directors corneliu porumboiu cast includes mircea andrescu, teodor corban, ion sapdaru, mirela cioaba, cristina ciofu, constantin dita, luminita gheorghiu, lucian iftime. In a dingy provincial city, a trio of tv presenters gather to debate a seemingly obvious question. Download once upon a time s02e21 x264 outcast films. If the revolution took place after that time, the tv show host suggests, it would be false to speak of a revolution because.
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