An initiative of RCINY in collaboration with TIFF (Transylvania International Film Festival) and Tribeca Film Festival November 29-December 2 Tribeca Cinemas 54 Varick Street (at Laight Street), NYC
Festival curator: Mihai Chirilov
Opening night: December 29 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days – d. Cristian Mungiu, 2007
The festival will showcase the Romanian premieres of 2007 (including California Dreamin' (Endless) by Cristian Nemescu and The Rest is Silence by Nae Caranfil), documentary films by Alexandru Solomon, Florin Iepan and Mirel Bran, short films of upcoming filmmakers and a series of classics of Romanian cinema. The screenings will be followed by Q&A with the film directors and actors and will be introduced by Romanian film critics.
The final program will be available at www.icrny.org starting November 1, 2007.
For more information about the festival write to icrny@icrny.org.
PROGRAM THU, Nov 29, 7 pm
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Dir. Cristian Mungiu, 2007, 113 min
This year's sensation at Cannes, winner of the Palme D'Or, highly praised film around the world and one of the favorites for the Foreign Film Oscar. A film about choice in communist Romania, a modern classic that will stay with you long after you've left the theater.
FRI, Nov 30, 6 pm The Short Films of Cristian Mungiu, 80 min Nothing by chance (1999) Zapping (2000) The Firemen's Choir (2000) Turkey Girl (2005)
The ecstatic critical reaction to Mungiu's second feature has elevated the director to the first rank of international filmmakers. But what films was he doing a few years ago?
FRI, Nov 30, 6:30 pm
Short Films 1, 91 min In the Morning (d. Radu Jude, 2007) Last Day of December (d. Bogdan George Apetri, 2006) Waves (d. Adrian Sitaru, 2007) The Boxing Lesson (d. Alexandru Mavrodineanu, 2007) Sandpit #186 (d. Adina Pintilie, George Chiper, 2006) Works of emerging directors you might want to check out before they become really famous.
FRI, Nov 30, 8 pm
California Dreamin' (endless) Dir Cristian Nemescu, 2007, 155 min
New York Premiere co-presented with Tribeca Film Festival
A village station master blocks a train filled with American marines and military equipment for lack of legitimate papers. Winner of Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes 2007, the film will be introduced by leading actors Armand Assante and Razvan Vasilescu.
FRI, Nov 30, 8:30 pm
Children of the Decree Dir Florin Iepan, 2005, 68 min
Romanian dictator Ceausescu wanted six million 'New Men' for his communist utopia, so in 1967 he gave a Decree banning birth control and abortion.
SAT, Dec 1, 12:30 pm
Jacob Dir Mircea Daneliuc, 1988, 117 min
Part of our "Revisiting the Classics" section, Jacob tells the story of a basically decent and honest man that reacts with increased tension to the brutal atmosphere of the miners' town in which he lives.
SAT, Dec 1, 1:30 pm
Short Films 2, 94 min Exam (d. Paul Negoescu, 2007) Friday Around Eleven (d. Iulia Rugină, 2006)
CARNE (d. Miruna Boruzescu, 2006) Bricostory (d. Andreea Păduraru, 2007)
Sasha, Grisha & Ioan (d. Igor Cobileanski, 2006) The Tube with a Hat (d. Radu Jude, 2007)
SAT, Dec 1, 3 pm
California Dreamin' (endless) Dir. Cristian Nemescu, 2007, 155 min
Co-presented with Tribeca Film Festival
A village station master blocks a train filled with American marines and military equipment for lack of legitimate papers. Winner of Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes 2007, the film will be introduced by leading actors Armand Assante and Razvan Vasilescu.
SAT, Dec 1, 3:30 pm
The Great Communist Bank Robbery Dir. Alexandru Solomon, 2004, 85 min A political detective story about a strange robbery at the Romanian National Bank in communist times. Caught and sentenced to death, the burglars reenacted their crime for a television film before being killed.
SAT, Dec 1, 5:30 pm
Children of the Decree Dir Florin Iepan, 2005, 68 min
Romanian dictator Ceausescu wanted six million 'New Men' for his communist utopia, so in 1967 he gave a Decree banning birth control and abortion.
SAT, Dec 1, 6:30 pm
The War for Independence Dir. Grigore Brezeanu & Aristide Demetriade, 1912, 80 min
The first Romanian feature film, a "super-production" bringing together famous theatre actors, as well as more than 80.000 extras. Its making is the subject of Nae Caranfil's most recent film, The Rest Is Silence, also presented in the festival. Special screening with a live soundtrack by Bogman.
SAT, Dec 1, 8 pm
The Short Films of Cristian Mungiu, 80 min Nothing by chance (1999) Zapping (2000) The Firemen's Choir (2000) Turkey Girl (2005)
The ecstatic critical reaction to Mungiu's second feature has elevated the director to the first rank of international filmmakers. But what films was he doing a few years ago?
SAT, Dec 1, 8:30 pm
The Rest Is Silence Dir. Nae Caranfil, 2007, 140 min
Lavishly styled, the film vividly recreates turn-of-the-century Bucharest and the dream of a film that set into motion the soon century old Romanian cinematic tradition. Followed by Q&A with the director and producer Cristian Comeaga.
SUN, Dec 2, 1 pm
Occident Dir. Cristian Mungiu, 2002, 105 min
The first feature of the acclaimed Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, a bitter and absurd comedy on the alluring myth of the West among young Romanians.
SUN, Dec 2, 1:30 pm
The Rest Is Silence Dir. Nae Caranfil, 2007, 140 min
Lavishly styled, the film vividly recreates turn-of-the-century Bucharest and the dream of a film that set into motion the soon century old Romanian cinematic tradition. Followed by Q&A with the director and producer Cristian Comeaga.
SUN, Dec 2, 3 pm
Short Films 1, 91 min Works of emerging directors you might want to check out before they become really famous.
SUN, Dec 2, 4:30 pm
The Journey/Moromeţii Dir. Stere Gulea, 1987, 151 min
A remarkable adaptation of Marin Preda's eponymous novel, centered around a Socratic character and his family in a remote Romanian village, the film celebrates this year its 20th anniversary.
SUN, Dec 2, 5 pm
For God's Sake Dir. Tatiana Niculescu Bran, Mirel Bran, Ionuţ Teianu, 2007, 44 min
"Crucified by fellow nuns and a priest, a young girl dies during a ritual of exorcism performed in a remote Romanian monastery." Thus read the headlines in dozens of newspapers around the world in June 2005. But what is fact and what is fiction in this sensational tale? This story was also the starting point of the theatre workshop carried within the Andrei Serban Traveling Academy this Sep in NYC.
SUN, Dec 2, 6:30 pm
Short Films 2, 94 min Works of emerging directors you might want to check out before they become really famous.
SUN, Dec 2, 7:30 pm
Reenactment Dir. Lucian Pintilie, 1968, 100 min
Two students drink too much one evening and break a window. A policeman, a judge, and a film crew take them back to the crime scene to film a state-sponsored documentary about alcoholism. Banned by the authorities for 32 years, this is considered by many to be the best of the Romanian classics.
SUN, Dec 2, 7:30 pm
Preceded by:
Short History Dir. Ion Popescu Gopo, 1956, 10 min
The first Romanian film to have won the Palme D'Or in Cannes - in 1957for Best Short Film.
SUN, Dec 2, 8:30 pm
The Great Communist Bank Robbery Dir. Alexandru Solomon, 2004, 85 min
A political detective story about a strange robbery at the Romanian National Bank in communist times. Caught and sentenced to death, the burglars reenacted their crime for a television film before being killed.
November 29-December 2, 2007 @ Tribeca Cinemas
54 Varick Street (at Laight Street), NYC, NY 10013 (SUBWAY: 1, 9, A, C, E, trains to Canal St.)
ADMISSION: Regular Adult – $10.00; Student/Senior – $7.00
Purchase tickets online at www.tribecacinemas.com
All screenings in Romanian with English subtitles, followed by Q&A with directors, actors and film critics.
This ads to the many events dedicated to Romanian Cinema taking place in the US this autumn:
The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York dedicated, since October, an important amount of energy and commitment to the collaboration with the American festivals, universities and venues that initiated Romanian film series. We present in the following the most important of these initiatives, culminating with the second edition of the Romanian Film Festival, initiated by RCINY and organized in collaboration with Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF) and Tribeca Film Festival.
Washington, DC
AFI's European Union Film Showcase greets Dorotheea Petre, Cătălin Mitulescu and Cristian Mungiu
AFI Silver Theatre in collaboration with RCINY and the Romanian Embassy in Washington, DC November 1-20 8633 Colesville Road with Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, Washington, DC
AFI presents it's 20th annual European Union Film Showcase in Washington, a firstclass selection of films from EU member states including US premieres, film festival award winners and box-office hits. Romania has two films in the festival: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days by Cristian Mungiu and The Way I Spent the End of the World by Cătălin Mitulescu.
The attendance of Cristian Mungiu, Dorotheea Petre and Cătălin Mitulescu is supported by RCINY. The Romanian Embassy in Washington is offering a welcome reception for both film directors.
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days - d. Cristian Mungiu. Romania, 2007 Wednesday, November 7, 7 pm
Thursday, November 8, 9:30 pm
Followed by Q&A with the director.
The Way I Spent the End of the World - d. Cătălin Mitulescu, 2006 Saturday, November 10, 5:20 pm
Sunday, November 11, 5:30 pm
Followed by Q&A with the director and the lead actress.
The PDF brochure of the festival is available at www.afi.com
Bucharest Stories: New Films from Romania
National Gallery of Art In collaboration with RCINY and the Romanian Embassy in Washington, DC November 16-December 30 National Mall between 3rd and 7th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Opening night
The Paper Will Be Blue November 16 and 18 at 4:00 pm
Presented films:
The Paper Will Be Blue – d. Radu Muntean, 2006 Humanitarian Aid – d. Hanno Höfer, 2003 12:08 East of Bucharest – d. Corneliu Porumboiu, 2006 The Death of Mr. Lazarescu – d. Cristi Puiu, 2005 California Dreamin' (Endless) – d. Cristian Nemescu, 2007 The Great Communist Bank Robbery – d. Alexandru Solomon, 2004 The Way I Spent the End of the World – d. Cătălin Mitulescu, 2006 The Reenactment – d. Lucian Pintilie, 1968 Tertium non datur – d. Lucian Pintilie, 2006 C Block Story – d. Cristian Nemescu, 2003 Occident – d. Cristian Mungiu, 2002 The Rest Is Silence – d. Nae Caranfil, 2007 Short Films from Romania – Cigarettes and Coffee (Cristi Puiu, 2004); Traffic (Cătălin Mitulescu, 2004); The Apartment (Constantin Popescu, 2004); The Tube with a Hat (Radu Jude, 2006); Liviu's Dream (Corneliu Porumboiu, 2004)
For more information: http://www.nga.gov/programs/bucharest.shtm#film_list
Berkeley, CA Revolutions in Romanian Cinema
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive 2625 Durant Avenue #2250
Berkeley, CA 94720-2250
November 3- December 9
The Way I Spent the End of the World – d. Cătălin Mitulescu, 2006 California Dreamin' (Endless) – d. Cristian Nemescu, 2007 Occident – d. Cristian Mungiu, 2002 The Great Communist Bank Robbery – d. Alexandru Solomon, 2004 Recent Romanian Shorts - short films by some of Romania's leading directors-Cristi Puiu, Corneliu Porumboiu, and Cătălin Mitulescu, among others The Paper Will Be Blue – d. Radu Muntean, 2006 12:08 East of Bucharest – d. Corneliu Porumboiu, 2006 The Death of Mr. Lazarescu – d. Cristi Puiu, 2005
For more information: http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/filmseries/romaniancinema
