Maria

2003 [ROMANIAN]

Comedy / Drama

2
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 340 340

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Plot summary

When a child steals candles from the cemetery, in order to provide some light means for his family sheltered into a damp basement of a block of flats, this circumstance can say a lot about the sufferance imposed by transition period of time in Romania. This child is one of the seven that Maria has got. She is a 33 years old ordinary woman, whose husband (Ion) is unemployed and has become a drunkard and violently acting, maybe because of his despairing and lack of prospective.

Director

Cãlin Peter Netzer Photo
Cãlin Peter Netzer

Top cast

Ana Ularu Photo
Ana Ularu as Ioana
Florin Calinescu Photo
Florin Calinescu as Supervisor
Marinela Chelaru Photo
Marinela Chelaru as Brunhilda
Serban Ionescu Photo
Serban Ionescu as Ion
480p.DVD
817.11 MB
708*432
Romanian 2.0
NR
25 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by domnulx 8 / 10

A true story in more ways than one

The story of Maria, the impoverished wife of a factory worker with seven kids, is based on a true story. However, after watching the film, I felt that I had seen the story of millions of women throughout the post-communist world and elsewhere wherever urban poverty exists. The details are crystal clear, the obstacles scorchingly real, but the overarching struggle, to put food on the table for her seven children, is the story that involves the viewer.Besides that, we see the husband and his best friend, a sort of Sancho Panza type, as they stumble their way through life, irresponsibly leaving their families to drink, gamble and drift away. The husband is an enigma, being reduced to yet another obstacle in Maria's life. I think the film would have much more depth if we could understand the husband a bit better. He represents the other side of urban, post-industrial society, the loss of a role for the unemployed father.In all, it is a beautifully written story, with some excellent acting from all the main cast. A truly worthwhile film to see.
Reviewed by diamant993 8 / 10

sad yet funny

first off i would like to say that i never liked romanian movies..but this one made me realize that i could be missing a lot. I was shocked so to say. It is basically a romanian tale which appeared on the screen with the help of a romanian vision.The story is sad but yet funny by it's tragedy. One woman corrupted by society to sell herself so she can take care of her children.I'm glad that romanian movies appear on IMDb, and i hope as many of you can watch them. Maria really makes you think about the reality around us.