Adrian’s wife, Eva, appears to be the only woman who doesn’t want to have sex with him. Working as a waiter at a beautiful Italian beach resort, Adrian (Alexandru Potaceanu) is surprised to discover that the air grows thick when he tells his boss that he wants some time off in order to visit his spouse and their son, whom he hasn’t seen in a year. His employer is resentful — burned too many times by migrant workers who have promised to return only to leave her in the lurch — but she also appears to feel rejected. On the long bus back towards Bucharest, there’s an encounter with another passenger, a girl whose overture towards Adrian is so subtle that it makes the gestures in “Carol” seem virtually pornographic by comparison.
When he arrives in Romania, however, he finds that Eva (Ada Condeescu) is cold and distant...
When he arrives in Romania, however, he finds that Eva (Ada Condeescu) is cold and distant...
- 7/7/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Rumeno
Director: Catalin Mitulescu // Writer: Catalin Mitulescu
2015 is shaping up to be a big year for several of Romania’s most noted auteurs, and among them is the more obscure Catalin Mitulescu, whose first two features The Way I Spent the End of the World (2006) and Loverboy (2011) both premiered at Cannes, though the latter film never received Us distribution. His latest, Rumeno, stars Alexandru Potocean of 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days and reunites him with Loverboy actress Ada Condeescu (who also starred in the Mitulescu produced If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle and Love Island). Deserving of equal acclaim as his peers, we’re hoping his third feature secures a wider audience. The film revolves around Radu, a young man who returns to his Romanian family after working for one year in Italy. He is warmly welcomed by his wife Monica and his small son, Luca, but both seem very different.
Director: Catalin Mitulescu // Writer: Catalin Mitulescu
2015 is shaping up to be a big year for several of Romania’s most noted auteurs, and among them is the more obscure Catalin Mitulescu, whose first two features The Way I Spent the End of the World (2006) and Loverboy (2011) both premiered at Cannes, though the latter film never received Us distribution. His latest, Rumeno, stars Alexandru Potocean of 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days and reunites him with Loverboy actress Ada Condeescu (who also starred in the Mitulescu produced If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle and Love Island). Deserving of equal acclaim as his peers, we’re hoping his third feature secures a wider audience. The film revolves around Radu, a young man who returns to his Romanian family after working for one year in Italy. He is warmly welcomed by his wife Monica and his small son, Luca, but both seem very different.
- 1/5/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Michael Winterbottom, Mike Leigh and Michel Hazanavicius among those to attend the festival.
The Sarajevo Film Festival (Aug 15-23) has unveiled the guest list for its 20th edition.
Mexican actor Gael García Bernal will be the first guest to meet this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival audience, stepping in front of 3,000 cinemagoers at the Open Air Cinema before a screening of Alejandro González Inárritu’s Amores Perros.
Bernal will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo on the opening night, as will designer and director Agnes B. who will screen her feature debut Je M’appelle Hmmm…
That same night, directors Cristi Puiu, Vladimir Perišić, Aida Begić, Marc Recha, Angela Schanelec and Isild Le Besco will present their short films, compiled as the omnibus feature Bridges of Sarajevo.
The festival will host three Oscar winners. Director Michel Hazanavicius, winner of an Academy Award for The Artist, will visit Sarajevo with his Cannes film The Search, accompanied by his...
The Sarajevo Film Festival (Aug 15-23) has unveiled the guest list for its 20th edition.
Mexican actor Gael García Bernal will be the first guest to meet this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival audience, stepping in front of 3,000 cinemagoers at the Open Air Cinema before a screening of Alejandro González Inárritu’s Amores Perros.
Bernal will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo on the opening night, as will designer and director Agnes B. who will screen her feature debut Je M’appelle Hmmm…
That same night, directors Cristi Puiu, Vladimir Perišić, Aida Begić, Marc Recha, Angela Schanelec and Isild Le Besco will present their short films, compiled as the omnibus feature Bridges of Sarajevo.
The festival will host three Oscar winners. Director Michel Hazanavicius, winner of an Academy Award for The Artist, will visit Sarajevo with his Cannes film The Search, accompanied by his...
- 7/30/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Love Island
Director: Jasmila Zbanic
Writers: Aleksandar Hemon, Jasmila Zbanic
Producers: Deblokada Produkcija, Komplizen Film, Okofilm Productions, Ziva Produkcija
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Ariane Labed, Franco Nero, Ada Condeescu, Leon Lucev
We’re ecstatic to see Bosnian director Jasmila Zbanic working so frequently. 2013 saw the premiere of For Those Who Can Tell No Tales in Toronto, and now she’s already wrapping up her fifth film, Love Island. Zbanic has assembled a rather intriguing cast, including Greek actress Ariane Labed, winner of the Best Actress award in Venice 2010 for Attenberg (she’s also appeared in Lanthimos’ Alps and Linklater’s Before Midnight) and Romanian actress Ada Condeescu from Loverboy and If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle. And oh, yeah, Franco Nero. The project received some bad news back in 2011 when it was rejected by the Cinema Fund of the Ministry of Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina because...
Director: Jasmila Zbanic
Writers: Aleksandar Hemon, Jasmila Zbanic
Producers: Deblokada Produkcija, Komplizen Film, Okofilm Productions, Ziva Produkcija
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Ariane Labed, Franco Nero, Ada Condeescu, Leon Lucev
We’re ecstatic to see Bosnian director Jasmila Zbanic working so frequently. 2013 saw the premiere of For Those Who Can Tell No Tales in Toronto, and now she’s already wrapping up her fifth film, Love Island. Zbanic has assembled a rather intriguing cast, including Greek actress Ariane Labed, winner of the Best Actress award in Venice 2010 for Attenberg (she’s also appeared in Lanthimos’ Alps and Linklater’s Before Midnight) and Romanian actress Ada Condeescu from Loverboy and If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle. And oh, yeah, Franco Nero. The project received some bad news back in 2011 when it was rejected by the Cinema Fund of the Ministry of Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina because...
- 2/7/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Feature film competition five world premieres and four regional premieres, including multi award-winner In Bloom.
The Sarajevo Film Festival (Sff), running August 16-24, has announced the Feature, Short and Documentary Competition titles comprising 50 films.
Selectors and the Sff team viewed 750 films from the region, including 200 feature films, 150 documentaries and 400 short and animated films.
Across the three Competition sections are 15 world, seven international and 18 regional premieres.
The main competition will feature five world premieres including Carmen, the first feature by Romanian director Doru Nitescu.
It is a family drama co-written by Tudor Voican, known for Periferic and Medal of Honour. The Filmex Romania production stars Doru Ana from Principles of Life, Adrian Titieni from Child’s Pose and Maia Morgenstern.
Greek director Dimitris Bavellas’ debut feature Runaway Day is a black-and-white film exploring how young Greeks feel lost in modern day Athens, a city under financial occupation. It starts Maria Skoula from Wasted Youth.
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The Sarajevo Film Festival (Sff), running August 16-24, has announced the Feature, Short and Documentary Competition titles comprising 50 films.
Selectors and the Sff team viewed 750 films from the region, including 200 feature films, 150 documentaries and 400 short and animated films.
Across the three Competition sections are 15 world, seven international and 18 regional premieres.
The main competition will feature five world premieres including Carmen, the first feature by Romanian director Doru Nitescu.
It is a family drama co-written by Tudor Voican, known for Periferic and Medal of Honour. The Filmex Romania production stars Doru Ana from Principles of Life, Adrian Titieni from Child’s Pose and Maia Morgenstern.
Greek director Dimitris Bavellas’ debut feature Runaway Day is a black-and-white film exploring how young Greeks feel lost in modern day Athens, a city under financial occupation. It starts Maria Skoula from Wasted Youth.
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- 7/18/2013
- by vladan.petkovic@gmail.com (Vladan Petkovic)
- ScreenDaily
#90. Bogdan Mustata’s Wolf
Gist: Featuring 2013 Shooting Star selected Ada Condeescu (Mustata co-wrote Loverboy which she also starred in) this is about a 16-year-old teen named Wolf, who lives with his mother in an apartment block in Bucharest. One day, Clara shows up in his neighborhood, deliciously interrupting his adolescent ennui. At the same time, Wolf’s deceased father makes a disturbing comeback.
Prediction: If our predictions turn out to be somewhat accurate, then the 2013 edition could contain a trio of items from Romania put unlike the Un Certain Regard trajectory that the Cannes selected Loverboy followed, I’m thinking that his drama might end up being bumped into the Director’s Fortnight section. The project was selected for the 2011 edition of the Cannes L’Atelier, and it’s currently well into the post-production phase so My is looking good.
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Gist: Featuring 2013 Shooting Star selected Ada Condeescu (Mustata co-wrote Loverboy which she also starred in) this is about a 16-year-old teen named Wolf, who lives with his mother in an apartment block in Bucharest. One day, Clara shows up in his neighborhood, deliciously interrupting his adolescent ennui. At the same time, Wolf’s deceased father makes a disturbing comeback.
Prediction: If our predictions turn out to be somewhat accurate, then the 2013 edition could contain a trio of items from Romania put unlike the Un Certain Regard trajectory that the Cannes selected Loverboy followed, I’m thinking that his drama might end up being bumped into the Director’s Fortnight section. The project was selected for the 2011 edition of the Cannes L’Atelier, and it’s currently well into the post-production phase so My is looking good.
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- 4/2/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Actress Ada Condeescu who has in just a trio of films (award-winning If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, the Cannes selected Loverboy and the much anticipated Wolf) and Arta Dobroshi’s whose stunning career resume began with the Dardenne’s Lorna’s Silence, Daniel Mulloy’s brilliant short Baby, and Catherine Corsini’s Cannes-selected Three Worlds are two of the ten names/faces who’ve been added to the list of 10 European actors selected as the 2013 Shooting Stars (annually presented at the Berlin Film Festival). Here is the complete list of ten names/faces to watch out for in European cinema:
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard: Nominated by Danish Film Institute
Laura Birn: Nominated by Finnish Film Foundation
Christa Theret: Nominated by uniFrance
Saskia Rosendahl: Nominated by German Films
Luca Marinelli: Nominated by Istituto Luce Cinecitta
Arta Dobroshi: Nominated by Kosova Cinematography Center
Ada Condeescu...
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard: Nominated by Danish Film Institute
Laura Birn: Nominated by Finnish Film Foundation
Christa Theret: Nominated by uniFrance
Saskia Rosendahl: Nominated by German Films
Luca Marinelli: Nominated by Istituto Luce Cinecitta
Arta Dobroshi: Nominated by Kosova Cinematography Center
Ada Condeescu...
- 12/13/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Better know as the Golden Bear winner for his short in 2008 (A Good Day for a Swim) and more recently, as the scribe for 2011′s Cannes selected Loverboy, it’s in 2013 that I think we’ll be adding a new name to Romanian imports worth keeping tabs on with Bogdan Mustata and his project is called Lupa aka Wolf. A project which has been helped along by the Torino Film Lab, Sundance Institute Global Filmmaking Award and Cannes International Film Festival’s L’Atelier, production began very late in 2011, so this one is officially in the can and stars newbie actor Mihai Vasilescu in the lead role, but also includes If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle/Loverboy starlet Ada Condeescu.
Gist: Wolf, a 16-year-old teenager (Mihai Vasilescu), lives with his mother in an apartment block in Bucharest. One day, Clara shows up in his neighborhood, deliciously interrupting his adolescent ennui.
Gist: Wolf, a 16-year-old teenager (Mihai Vasilescu), lives with his mother in an apartment block in Bucharest. One day, Clara shows up in his neighborhood, deliciously interrupting his adolescent ennui.
- 11/22/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The Dictator (15)
(Larry Charles, 2012, Us) Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Jason Mantzoukas, Ben Kingsley, John C Reilly. 83 mins
Having run out of unsuspecting Americans to prank, Sacha Baron Cohen takes the conventional fish-out-of-water route this time, as his Arab tyrant comes to terms with western democracy. But if the story plays it safe, the comedy treads a risky line between lampooning Islamophobia and fuelling it. The high gag rate, animated performance and general broad-spectrum offensiveness help him get away with murder, and worse.
The Raid (18)
(Gareth Evans, 2011, Indon/Us) Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Yayan Ruhian. 101 mins
Throwing more punches than every other movie this year combined, this single-minded Indonesian martial arts epic doesn't let up until everyone in its baddy-infested apartment block, and the auditorium, is pummelled into submission. Pacifists, look away now.
2 Days In New York (15)
(Julie Delpy, 2011, Ger/Fra/Bel) Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy. 96 mins
Welcome return for Delpy's chaotic,...
(Larry Charles, 2012, Us) Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Jason Mantzoukas, Ben Kingsley, John C Reilly. 83 mins
Having run out of unsuspecting Americans to prank, Sacha Baron Cohen takes the conventional fish-out-of-water route this time, as his Arab tyrant comes to terms with western democracy. But if the story plays it safe, the comedy treads a risky line between lampooning Islamophobia and fuelling it. The high gag rate, animated performance and general broad-spectrum offensiveness help him get away with murder, and worse.
The Raid (18)
(Gareth Evans, 2011, Indon/Us) Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Yayan Ruhian. 101 mins
Throwing more punches than every other movie this year combined, this single-minded Indonesian martial arts epic doesn't let up until everyone in its baddy-infested apartment block, and the auditorium, is pummelled into submission. Pacifists, look away now.
2 Days In New York (15)
(Julie Delpy, 2011, Ger/Fra/Bel) Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy. 96 mins
Welcome return for Delpy's chaotic,...
- 5/18/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Romanian cinema is, even to feverish cineastes, a nascent construct; after all, how many films from the region can anyone name? Last decade, a bare handful of highly-acclaimed films such as The Death of Mr. Lazarescu and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - which pointedly took the Romanian state to task in different, though equally valid ways – abounded, but to most, that corner of cinema remains a mystery. The latest Romanian film to reach our shores, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, arrives without the same fanfare, unsurprising given its far more personal, less dialectical nature, but it is still a quietly stirring, intense genre effort all the same.
Florin Şerban’s film wears its shonky, worn aesthetic proudly on its sleeve; gritty, washed-out visuals only emphasise the hopelessness of young prison inmate Silviu (George Piştereanu), as he finishes up a four-year stint and prepares to return to civilisation.
Romanian cinema is, even to feverish cineastes, a nascent construct; after all, how many films from the region can anyone name? Last decade, a bare handful of highly-acclaimed films such as The Death of Mr. Lazarescu and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - which pointedly took the Romanian state to task in different, though equally valid ways – abounded, but to most, that corner of cinema remains a mystery. The latest Romanian film to reach our shores, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, arrives without the same fanfare, unsurprising given its far more personal, less dialectical nature, but it is still a quietly stirring, intense genre effort all the same.
Florin Şerban’s film wears its shonky, worn aesthetic proudly on its sleeve; gritty, washed-out visuals only emphasise the hopelessness of young prison inmate Silviu (George Piştereanu), as he finishes up a four-year stint and prepares to return to civilisation.
- 5/16/2012
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
Here is some great news for fans of the long take. Cannes' 2007 Palme d'Or winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) and Golden Lion winning director Abdellatif Kechiche (La Graine et le mulet) are two of the 18 European co-productions that have received coin from Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund. Mungiu's next project entitled "Provizoriu," is produced by the filmmakers' shingle Mobra Films alogn with France's Why Not Productions and Belgium's Les Films du Fleuve (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's co.) This is a Romanian convent-set tale of a 23-year-old girl's overweening love for a girl inmate - and we could easily see rising starlet Ada Condeescu in the key role. Another "same sex romance" might be the focus of Kechiche's next project entitled, "Le Bleu est une couleur chaude." Based on an award-winning graphic novel, this is set up by the Wild Bunch folks, Quat'Sous Films, Kechiche's own label, Belgium's...
- 12/19/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
The Sarajevo Film Festival completed its 17th edition over the weekend by handing out several awards. The event's top honor, the Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film, went to Karl Markovics' "Breathing (Atmen)," while Konstantin Bojanov's "Avé" received the Special Jury Award. In additional awards, the Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Actress went to Ada Condeescu for her performance in "Loverboy;" Thomas Schubert received the same for Best ...
- 8/1/2011
- Indiewire
High time to round up the films at this year's Cannes Film Festival that never saw entries of their own and send them on their way. Today: Un Certain Regard.
"Bakur Bakuradze's The Hunter seems like a ficticious version of Raymond Depardon's Modern Life, a trilogy on farming that was screened in Cannes in 2008," finds Moritz Pfeifer, who also interviews the director for the East European Film Bulletin. "With no soundtrack, no professional actors, little dialogue and a minimalist plot, the film depicts the daily life of Ivan (Mikhail Barskovich) as he peacefully runs his pig farm in one of the less populous areas of northwestern Russia…. Clearly, Bakuradze wants to depict an alternative world, and the spirit of his film is more utopian than its hyper-realistic images suggest."
Grumbles the Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt: "There is maybe 10 to 15 minutes of actual story located within this 124 minute slog,...
"Bakur Bakuradze's The Hunter seems like a ficticious version of Raymond Depardon's Modern Life, a trilogy on farming that was screened in Cannes in 2008," finds Moritz Pfeifer, who also interviews the director for the East European Film Bulletin. "With no soundtrack, no professional actors, little dialogue and a minimalist plot, the film depicts the daily life of Ivan (Mikhail Barskovich) as he peacefully runs his pig farm in one of the less populous areas of northwestern Russia…. Clearly, Bakuradze wants to depict an alternative world, and the spirit of his film is more utopian than its hyper-realistic images suggest."
Grumbles the Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt: "There is maybe 10 to 15 minutes of actual story located within this 124 minute slog,...
- 5/31/2011
- MUBI
The nominations for the 5th edition of Gopo, Romania's film industry honours, have been made publicly available during this week. As expected, Florin Şerban's first feature film, If I Want to Whistle I Whistle received the most nominations with 13, followed by Marian Crişan's debut film, Morgen, with 11 nominations, while Radu Muntean's Tuesday, after Christmas was nominated in 10 categories. The Best Film category includes the three mentioned titles above plus Andrei Ujică's The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceauşescu and Medal of Honor, a film by Peter Călin Netzer. For the Best Actress award compete Ada Condeescu (If I Want to Whistle I Whistle), Adriana Trandafir (Europolis), Maria Popistaşu (Tuesday, after Christmas), Mirela Oprişor (Tuesday, after Christmas) and Ozana Oancea (First of All, Felicia). Best Actor award will go to one of the following: Andras Hathazi (Morgen), George Piştereanu (If I Want to Whistle I Whistle), Mimi Brănescu (Tuesday, after Christmas), Victor Rebengiuc...
- 2/24/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, Tuesday, After Christmas, and the other nominations for the 2011 Gopo Awards (Premiile Gopo) have been announced. The 5th Annual Gopo Awards (Premiile Gopo) ”are the national Romanian film awards, similar to the Academy Awards (U.S.A.), the Goya Awards (Spain), or the César Award (France). They are presented by the Association for Romanian Film Promotion.” The full listing of the 2011 Gopo Awards (Premiile Gopo) is presented below.
Best Film
Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceau?escu (The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu)
Producer, Velvet Moraru; Director, Andrei Ujic?
Eu când vreau s? fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle)
Producer, C?t?lin Mitulescu, Daniel Mitulescu; Director, Florin ?erban
Mar?i, dup? Cr?ciun (Tuesday, After Christmas)
Producer, Drago? Vîlcu; Director, Radu Muntean
Medalia de onoare (Medal of Honour)
Producer, Liviu Marghidan; Director, Peter C?lin Netzer
Morgen
Producer, Anca Puiu; Director, Marian Cri?...
Best Film
Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceau?escu (The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu)
Producer, Velvet Moraru; Director, Andrei Ujic?
Eu când vreau s? fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle)
Producer, C?t?lin Mitulescu, Daniel Mitulescu; Director, Florin ?erban
Mar?i, dup? Cr?ciun (Tuesday, After Christmas)
Producer, Drago? Vîlcu; Director, Radu Muntean
Medalia de onoare (Medal of Honour)
Producer, Liviu Marghidan; Director, Peter C?lin Netzer
Morgen
Producer, Anca Puiu; Director, Marian Cri?...
- 2/23/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
There's always the temptation to stay inside during the winter, made even more compelling by the wide array of films you can watch at home. But that would be ignoring the 89 reasons why the only place more inviting than a couch near the fireplace is a seat at your local arthouse where the options range from the ancient Roman war epic "The Eagle" with Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell to the fantastical Palme d'Or-winning elegy "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" from Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Many awards contenders will expand across the country while those sick of such serious fare can fall back on revenge-themed thrillers with Jason Statham, Nicolas Cage or the deadly Korean twosome of "The Housemaid" and "I Saw the Devil," the action stylings of Donnie Yen ("IP Man 2") and Tony Jaa ("Ong Bak 3"), or the comedies of John C. Reilly and Ed Helms ("Cedar Rapids...
- 1/11/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
The filmmaker who gave us The Way I Spent The End of The World, back in 2005, has finished working to his second feature - Loverboy, based on a screenplay previously entitled "A Heart-Shaped Balloon." Mitulescu's film tells the story of Luca, a 20 year-old young guy who lives in Hârşova, a small town near the Danube. Luca seduces girls, makes them fall in love with him and passes them on to a human trafficking network in Constanţa. The policemen call this technique the “falling in love” method and the ones doing it are named “loverboys”. Luca's life changes when he falls in love with a girl named Veli. He's willing to give up everything he did before to be with her. The film stars George Piştereanu and Ada Condeescu, while the shooting took place in Contanţa and its surroundings, although for the last two days of shooting the entire team moved to Bucharest.
- 12/6/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
According to Variety, Romanian thriller If I want to Whistle, I Whistle which revolves around an 18 year old about to be released from a juvenile detention center, has received Us distro and will see a limited theatrical release next year followed by VOD, and hopefully, DVD. The film won both the Grand Jury and Alfred Bauer prizes at the Berlin Film Fest and is Romania's official entry for the 2011 Academy Awards.
Violent prison thrillers are en vogue now, with everything from The Prophet to R to straight up juvie stuff like Dog Pound. Dig it.
A Romanian youth Silviu (George Piştereanu), is convicted of theft and sentenced to a four-year prison sentence. A few days before his release, he learns of the return of his mother, who has found work in Italy and will return with his younger brother there. He plans to prevent this and during the preparations he...
Violent prison thrillers are en vogue now, with everything from The Prophet to R to straight up juvie stuff like Dog Pound. Dig it.
A Romanian youth Silviu (George Piştereanu), is convicted of theft and sentenced to a four-year prison sentence. A few days before his release, he learns of the return of his mother, who has found work in Italy and will return with his younger brother there. He plans to prevent this and during the preparations he...
- 8/24/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Film Movement have landed yet another winner from the Berlin Film Festival - If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle accounts as one more sample of the extremely rich Romanian film scene. Co-written and produced by Catalin Mitulescu (How I Celebrated the End of the World), Florin Serban's debut film - a handheld offering about a young teen trying to re-enter society after a stint juvenile detention center, won the Grand Jury and Alfred Bauer prizes in Berlin -- proving that Romania films aren't only a Cannes-centric discovery. Film Movement already put a January 5th launch date in place, and as it turns out, I believe this is the first title to be mentioned as a country's official selection for the Best Foreign language category for the 2011 Academy Awards. The film stars non-pro actors George Pistereanu, Ada Condeescu and veteran thesp Clara Voda (from Cristi Puiu's Aurora) plays...
- 8/18/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
George Pistereanu, Ada Condeescu in Florin Serban’s If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle (top); Grigory Dobrygin, Sergei Puskepalis in Alexei Popgrebsky’s How I Ended This Summer (upper middle); Shinobu Terajima in Koji Wakamatsu’s Caterpillar (lower middle); Sebastian Hiort af Ornäs in Babak Najafi’s Sebbe (bottom) Romanian filmmaker Florin Serban won two prizes for If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival: the Grand Prix Silver Bear and the Alfred Bauer prize for innovative filmmaking. If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle focuses on an incarcerated young man who takes a social worker hostage shortly before he is to be released from a youth detention center. The film is one more example of Romania’s [...]...
- 2/21/2010
- by Arthur Leander
- Alt Film Guide
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