On her very first day of college, urbane city girl Kiki (Maria Popistasu) meets studious country girl Alex (Ioana Barbu) who has just arrived in town. The two fall abruptly and completely in love. That they both happen to be girls is quite irrelevant - to each other, and to the filmmaker, who takes a refreshingly angst-free, non-sensational approach to the subject matter. Based on a novel by young Romanian author Cecilia Stefanescu, this is first and foremost a romance - a story of attraction, flirtation and passion between two very different personalities.
The dusty interiors of Bucharest reflect stale values, the sweet home-baked cakes purport to a strong sense of tradition, the open idyllic countryside suggests a love of freedom and the girls' unconventional relationship perhaps points to a need for change. Indeed, the film itself can be seen as a coming of age for both the girls, and for Romanian cinema. Lucy Muss, The Guardian, 20 February 2006
Born 1972 in Cluj, Romania, director Tudor Giurgiu graduated from the Bucharest National University of Drama and Cinematography. He was president of the Romanian state TV corporation (2005 -2007). He is currently the President of the Transylvania International Film Festival (Cluj). Selected filmography: Love sick (2006, feature film), Popcorn Story (2001, short), Hausmeister (2000, documentary), and Fiesta (1996, short).
Tudor Giurgiu will do a Q&A session after the screening.
Picture Europe! is European Film Promotion's brand new program to bring the most popular national box office hits on the screens of their European neighbours.
When: 12 June 2007, 6.30 pm
Where: Renoir Cinema, Brunswick Centre, London WC1N 1AW
Box office: 08708 506 927
