Romanian Film: The Golden Age @ Chapter
- Date:
- Friday, 2nd - Thursday, 8th July 2010
- Venue:
- Chapter Arts Centre
- Age Restrictions:
- 15+
- Cost:
- From £6
If you have a taste for perky realism and quirky satire you shouldn’t miss the recent successes of one of the up-coming film industries, with a knack for dark comedies. Plus the chance to sample some fine and free Romanian delicacies, on the evening of Wednesday, July 7th, while being serenaded by joyous national folk songs.
2nd - 8th of July, The Happiest Girl in the World is a comedy at heart, the film tells the story of Delia, a young girl who wins a new car in a soft drinks competition and has to perform in a commercial proclaiming that she is, in fact, the happiest girl in the world. All mechanisms of advertising exposed by a director (Radu Jude) who met the situation while filming a real commercial, the film has everything a good advert should have: feelings, smiles and exceptional characters.
On Wednesday July 7th, there will also be special preview of Police, Adjective a winner of “Un Certain Regard” pirze at Cannes in 2009. This film is a cop story indeed, but one that goes for the brain, instead of testosterone. The action follows the ethical dilemmas of Cristi, a policeman who refuses to arrest a young man who offers hash to two of his schoolmates. It makes some interesting points about the meaning of words and the power of those who use them. Makes you think twice about all the things you're being told.
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