The first impression was that is was another lousy movie about the poor east-European space. I have been fed up with stories about the past / current status of my home country. Point. No. The story - screenplay - which is fabulously compact and has an intrigue which is entirely credible. Andi Vasluianu, Alexandru Papadopol, along with the extrardinary performances of Ioana Flora and Mirela Oprisor are so natural! A movie that I surely would have missed easily thinking about how things are going in Romania and what people demand to watch. Great script, A+ directing, very good performances from the actors. Plus the initial cameo of great Florin Zamfirescu- sorry for initial miss.
Plot summary
Robert is a young writer passing through a difficult time in his life. He decides to return home into his native village for the first time since his mother passed away three years ago. In more than 10 years, he paid only few visits to his parents and this fact is reflected by the distant relationship Robert has with his father. As it happens, he meets two former classmates: Petrica - his old best friend, now married with children and Paula- his teenage sweetheart. She is divorced after an unhappy marriage and is now working at a local store. She doesn’t seem to be engaged in a relationship…
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Best film I have watched in years
So real
All the movie so real in life. Very good playing of all actors. Especially, the foarte. Likely, eastern Europeans would enjoy it. I really, really like it. Even the way Petrica was acting, his voice, attitude ... I was to know he is gonna beat the guy. Acted so real. Bravo!
Thinking Smaller and Succeeding Bigger
This one is watchable on free-access CINEPUB website, at 2021.
Nothing wrong with a smaller canvas, if you fill it well. Romanian movies often give the impression that there's Bucharest - and then there's the rest. On this occasion, there's less success attached to the Bucharest writer returning to his hometown, than meets the eye initially. The long cafe scene drags a bit, but Cohn brings it home well, and his final "reveal" is done in a charmingly self-deprecating way. Realistic and astute.