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cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:55 am

Have any of you seen this foreign film yet? It's been in the theaters for about a month or two; I saw it On Demand on the day it was released.

The film is set in Communist Romania in the final years of the Nicolae Ceauşescu era (the late 80s, I believe). It tells the story of two students, roommates in a university dormitory, who try to arrange an illegal abortion.

It's pretty powerful and haunting.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:56 am

Havent even heard of it but it sounds like something Id like. Ill give it a try, thanks.

minks · Post by **minks** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:58 am

Nomad;805325 wrote: Havent even heard of it but it sounds like something Id like. Ill give it a try, thanks.

ditto for me, I will watch for it too.

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:58 am

Nomad;805325 wrote: Havent even heard of it but it sounds like something Id like. Ill give it a try, thanks.

Nomad

It has won several awards, including a big one at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.

It was not eligible for an Academy Award nomination in the Best Foreign Film category (I forget why), but the general consensus was that it would have definitely taken the Oscar. :-6

minks · Post by **minks** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:59 am

cherandbuster;805332 wrote: Nomad

It has won several awards, including a big one at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.

It was not eligible for an Academy Award nomination in the Best Foreign Film category (I forget why), but the general consensus was that it would have definitely taken the Oscar. :-6

is it a tear jerker? I have to watch those alone.

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:04 am

minks;805335 wrote: is it a tear jerker? I have to watch those alone.

I watched it alone. Somehow it was more powerful that way. :-3

It's more of a drama and a snapshot of what life was really like under Communist rule.

In that way, it is kind of a scary movie, if you know what I mean. :-6

minks · Post by **minks** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:21 am

cherandbuster;805346 wrote: I watched it alone. Somehow it was more powerful that way. :-3

It's more of a drama and a snapshot of what life was really like under Communist rule.

In that way, it is kind of a scary movie, if you know what I mean. :-6

hmmmm I'll bet Jr Minks will like it too.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:33 pm

I watched this last night. I enjoyed it. Very unusual and as Cher said haunting. I especially liked the long drawn out camera shots on subtle stares or of a character thinking.

I was hoping to experience more of Romania in the film, the way they live, think, the culture etc but the film was essentially about 2 main characters so it is what it is.

Good film.

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