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Filmografia-romena 08/05/12 22.44 Romanian New Wave From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Romanian New Wave Years 2004 - present active Country Romania Major Cristian Mungiu, Cristi Puiu, Cristian figures Nemescu, Cătălin Mitulescu, Radu Muntean, Corneliu Porumboiu The Romanian New Wave (Romanian: Noul val românesc) is a blanket term applied to a torrent of internationally acclaimed films made in Romania from the mid 2000s, starting with Trafic, which won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The greatest achievement of this New Wave thus far was winning the Palme d'Or in 2007 for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Themes The majority of films of the Romanian New Wave are set in the late 1980s, during the communist regime of Nicolae Ceauşescu, and explore the struggles and resilience of life under dictatorship. However, some films, such as California Dreamin' and The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu, are set later, and are more concerned with the transition to free-market capitalism and democracy and the consequences on Romanian society. Aesthetically, the films of the Romanian New Wave are united by an austere, realist and often minimalist style. Furthermore, black humour tends to feature prominently.[2] Major Films ▪ Stuff and Dough (Marfa si banii) by Cristi Puiu (2001) - often considered as the first long-play movie of the Romanian New Wave, the one that started the explosion and stylistically inspired the stream of Romanian movies to come in the next years ▪ The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu by Cristi Puiu (2005) - Won the Un Certain Regard at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival ▪ 12:08 East of Bucharest by Corneliu Porumboiu (2006) - Won the Caméra d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival ▪ The Way I Spent the End of the World by Cătălin Mitulescu (2006) ▪ The Paper Will Be Blue by Radu Muntean (2006) ▪ 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days by Cristian Mungiu (2007) - Won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival ▪ Boogie by Radu Muntean (2008) ▪ Police, Adjective by Corneliu Porumboiu (2009) - Won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival ▪ Tuesday, After Christmas by Radu Muntean (2010) ▪ Aurora by Cristi Puiu (2010) Other Films Associated with the Movement ▪ Cigarettes and Coffee by Cristi Puiu (2001) - Won the Golden Bear for Short Film at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival ▪ Trafic by Cătălin Mitulescu (2004) - Won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival ▪ Legaturi bolnavicioase (Love Sick) by Tudor Giurgiu (2006) ▪ California Dreamin' by Cristian Nemescu (2007) - Won the Un Certain Regard at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival ▪ Pescuit sportiv (Hooked) (2008) by Adrian Sitaru (2008) ▪ Amintiri din Epoca de Aur (Tales from the Golden Age) by Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru, Răzvan Mărculescu (2009) ▪ Francesca by Bobby Păunescu (2009) ▪ Cea mai fericită fată din lume (The Happiest Girl in the World) by Radu Jude (2009) Pagina 1 di 2 Filmografia-romena 08/05/12 22.44 ▪ Cealalta Irina (The Other Irene) by Andrei Gruzsniczki (2009) ▪ Medalia de onoare by Călin Peter Netzer (2009) ▪ Felicia, inainte de toate (Felicia, above all) by Melissa de Raaf & Razvan Radulescu (2009) ▪ Daca vreau sa fluier, fluier (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle) by Florin Şerban (2010) - Won the Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival ▪ Morgen by Marian Crișan (2010) ▪ Portretul luptatorului la tinerete (Portrait of the fighter as a young man) by Constantin Popescu (2010) ▪ Periferic by Bogdan George Apetri (2010) ▪ Loverboy by Cătălin Mitulescu (2011) ▪ Din Dragoste cu cele mai Bune Intenţii (With Best Intentions) (2011) by Adrian Sitaru (2011) Notes 1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Cătălin Mitulescu". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-14. 2. ^ [1] External links ▪ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/05/cannes-film-festival-romanian-tuesday-after- christmas.html ▪ New Wave on the Black Sea, The New York Times, 20 January 2008 ▪ Romanian New Wave at Cinema Without Borders ▪ Romanian Wave at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2008 ▪ Eastern Promise, an article about the Romanian New Wave ▪ On The Romanian New Wave, includes a list of successes Romania has had at the Cannes Film Festival ▪ Surfing the New Wave of Romanian Cinema, 2 November 2007 ▪ On the New Romanian Cinema, Danish Journal of Film Studies, 2 July 2009 Pagina 2 di 2.