Over the last decade,
audiences worldwide have become familiar with highly acclaimed films from the
Romanian New Wave such as 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), The
Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005), and 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006).
However, the hundred or so years of Romanian cinema leading to these
accomplishments have been largely overlooked. This book is the first to provide
in-depth analyses of essential works ranging from the silent period to
contemporary productions. In addition to relevant information on historical and
cultural factors influencing contemporary Romanian cinema, this volume covers
the careers of daring filmmakers who approached various genres despite fifty
years of Communist censorship.
An important chapter is dedicated
to Lucian Pintilie, whose seminal work, Reconstruction (1969), strongly
inspired Romania's 21st-century innovative output. The book's second half
closely examines both the 'minimalist' trend (Cristian Mungiu, Cristi Puiu,
Corneliu Porumboiu, Radu Muntean) and the younger, but no less inspired,
directors who have chosen to go beyond the 1989 revolution paradigm by dealing
with the complexities of contemporary Romania.
About the Author
Dominique Nasta is
Professor of Film Studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She has
published two books, Meaning in Film (1991) and New Perspectives in
Sound Studies (with Didier Huvelle, 2004), as well as numerous essays and
encyclopedia chapters on Romanian films and directors.
Information from
webpage of Columbia University Press.
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