4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days -Cristian Mungiu - winner of Cannes 07'

right.
"life of others" was,esp. at the annoying end, more hollywooded styled movie.
4 months, is super realistic, and thats why more effective to understand.

I want to see but am having a hard time making myself go as well, it's playing on directv pay-per-view but I was more in the mood for Mr. Woodcock last night. one of those things I'll get distracted from if i don't sit my ass in a theater

Honestly, it's really gripping.

it's a 100% art house movie.
keep that in mind before you go, and it will be easier to keep the patience

Really well handled.

They should show this as a double bill with Juno.

Really quite funny in places too.

Rolling Romanian New Wave Thread

hi czn,

yeah this film is amazing. almost the best of last year.

hi enrq,

i just bought S&S. well done on the cover story, will read it later.

:D

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I will buy and read that, too! </love-in>

surprised there are no other threads on ilx for Cristian Mungiu

Graduation on the surface is mundane, but it is such a dense, loaded film

with a protagonist desperately wanting to save his child from a diminished life, enduring indignities and compromise. There is a sense of something looming, an unnamed resentment or malevolence in the surrounding community reminiscent of The White Ribbon (a film which shares a major cast member with this)

a graduation from innocence

low level threats, rocks through windows, smashed windshields, “I’ll talk to them” corruption, "may I ask you a favor?"