Heh, fair enough. Fwiw it's a widespread sentiment among STEM/IT types, who have a bone to pick with non-pop culture whenever the topic comes up.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 17:11 (four years ago) link
where is the list of films Romanians gaf about, then?
Mitulescu's most popular film is at that FF fest tonight, but i see it's also free on Amaz0n
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 20 November 2019 17:26 (four years ago) link
Recent American blockbusters, with a smattering of Romanian films from a bygone era to periodically rekindle our patriotism.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
pic.twitter.com/87KKO4NDYi— Matt Prigge (@mattprigge) August 13, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 15 August 2020 19:06 (three years ago) link
Too bad the premiere was overshadowed by Puiu's bullshit:
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/08/cristi-puiu-goes-on-anti-mask-rant-1234580225/
― pomenitul, Saturday, 15 August 2020 19:32 (three years ago) link
yeah i couldnt find the link for that
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 15 August 2020 20:06 (three years ago) link
Okay, I know the films I saw this weekend were programmed by the Romanian Cultural Institute to uphold a certain idea of Romanian Cinema. But are ALL films made in Romania as deeply grim as what I just saw? (Man and Dog, Otto the Barbarian, and Miracle.)
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Monday, 20 June 2022 00:39 (one year ago) link
Maybe. What did you think of Miracle? Thought of going to see it last week, but didn't make it.
― Ride into the Sunship (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 20 June 2022 00:40 (one year ago) link
A well-constructed mystery, but if I'd known it was going to be that grim....
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Monday, 20 June 2022 00:49 (one year ago) link
Sieranevada is not exactly lighthearted, but I wouldn't call it grim either. It's the last film I saw in a cinema, and it's really a marvel of compression, taking place mostly in one apartment over the course of a few hours. It left me wishing that more filmmakers had the ability to animate stories with such limited means.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 20 June 2022 01:54 (one year ago) link
Sieranevada is still not available in the US as far as I can see, and it's 6 years after it was released
― Dan S, Monday, 20 June 2022 02:04 (one year ago) link
I hope this won't happen to Memoria but I'm guessing it will
― Dan S, Monday, 20 June 2022 02:11 (one year ago) link
Everybody In Our Family is pretty pitch black comedy but I don't know if I'd call it grim.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 20 June 2022 09:09 (one year ago) link