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4th Annual Toronto Romanian Film Festival

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past five years or so, you’ll realize that Romanian cinema has been experiencing a creative renaissance. Directors with difficult-to-pronounce names like Porumboiu, Mungiu, Nemescu, Puiu, and Mitulescu have put Romania on … Continue reading

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Eh! U European Film Festival 2009

Now in its fifth edition, the Eh! U European Film Festival seems to be really hitting its stride. Billing itself as “the free film festival” (since all screenings are subsidized by the various European consulates), this two-week festival is really … Continue reading

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Police, Adjective

Police, Adjective (Director: Corneliu Porumboiu): Young police detective Cristi seems to have pulled a pretty boring assignment. Tail a group of hash-smoking teenagers until their dealer appears. He’s been on the case more than a week, compiling detailed but monotonous … Continue reading

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TIFF 2009: Preliminaries, Part 2

Here’s my next batch of TIFF hopefuls. I’ll be narrowing it all down to somewhere around ten films in total, but this at least reminds me what films are on my radar for follow-up should I not be able to … Continue reading

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Two Weekend Fests

Sorry for the short notice, but there are two fine film festivals running this weekend, each featuring the cinema of one country. The 2nd annual Toronto Romanian Film Festival (romaniancinemaNOW) is taking place from tonight through Sunday with screenings at … Continue reading

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