Screen LibraryContemporary Romanian cinema : the history of an unexpected miracle /
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 hundr...
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Wallflower Press
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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 cinem |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 267 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-264) and index. Includes filmography (pages 251-257). |
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9780231167451 (paperback : acid-free paper) : 0231167458 (paperback : acid-free paper) 9780231167444 (cloth : acid-free paper) 023116744X (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | PN1993 |
| CLC: | J909.542 |
| Call Number: | J909.542/N269 |
| Contents: | Difficult beginnings -- Bright intervals : Romania's short-lived thaw -- Romanian cinema in the 1970s : versatility on the menu -- Dan Pita : a filmmaker for all seasons -- Mircea Daneliuc : Romanian cinema's rebel with a cause -- The 1989 moment : film and history in the early 1990s -- Through a glass, darkly : Lucian Pintilie as past and present role model -- The films of Nae Caranfil : a taste of turn-of-the-century sophisticated comedy -- Short films on the crest of the new wave -- Less is more : Puiu, Porumboiu, Muntean and the impact of Romanian film minimalism -- The 4, 3, 2 paradigm |