Romanian
see all genres ›Romania was a relatively little-known outpost of Eastern European cinema until an unprecedented explosion of distinctive features by new directors like Cristi Puiu, Cristian Mungiu and Corneliu Porumboiu took international audiences by storm (first at film festivals and then in wide export) with their striking, austere, barbed existential realism.
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The Ister
In 1942, at the height of World War II, Martin Heidegger, the most influential philosopher of the twentieth century, delivered a series of lectures on "The Ister," Friedrich Hölderlin's poem about the Danube River (which referred to the waterway by its ancient Greek name). Heidegger had achieved...Watch Movie
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Tuesday, After Christmas
In the days leading up to Christmas, a married man forces himself to choose between his wife and his mistress. A sharply observed, deeply felt drama from director Radu Muntean showcasing the strengths of current Romanian cinema in its beautifully calibrated performances,...Watch Movie
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Child's Pose
The top prize winner at the Berlin Film Festival, Calin Peter Netzer's sharply crafted CHILD'S POSE pivots on a riveting performance by Luminita Gheorghiu as a steely, well-to-do Bucharest architect determined to keep her thirty-something deadbeat son out of jail after a deadly car crash. How far...Watch Movie
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Aurora
A mesmerizing new masterwork from the director of the critically-acclaimed THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU, AURORA is a murder mystery turned on its head, where the mystery's not the culprit but the motive. Inside a non-descript apartment kitchen, a man and a woman discuss the inconsistencies in "Red...Watch Movie
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When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
A director asks his actress whether she's comfortable doing a nude scene. "As long as its justified," she says. "Don't worry," he replies. So begins Corneliu Porumboiu's deliciously witty new film. Shot inside non-descript hotel lobbies, restaurants and apartments (places that...Watch Movie
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Hotel Dallas
Playfully mixing fiction and documentary, HOTEL DALLAS is a surreal parable of communism, capitalism, and the power of art. It premiered at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival, in the Panorama program. In the 80s, "Dallas" is the most popular TV show in communist Romania. Presented as a...Watch Movie
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The Final Escape
He was an icon for a generation of freedom fighters, frequently risking his life for his dream of universal social justice. But his final battle would be for the right to a dignified death. As a key figure in the Spanish resistance, Miguel Núñez paid a heavy price for...Watch Movie
