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  • Romanian cinema wins recognition in Cannes

    Romanian cinema wins recognition in Cannes

    The
    Romanian filmmaker Alexandru Belc won the award for best director in the Un
    Certain Regard section of the Cannes International Film Festival, for his
    film ‘Metronome’.


    The
    film tells
    the story of two high school students who fall in love and write letters on the
    show Free Metronome in Free Europe, while Ion Ţiriac and Ilie Năstase play
    America in the 1972 Davis Cup final. When the boy and his family are allowed to
    leave the country, the two teenagers know they have to part, but they don’t
    expect that their last days together would be decisive for their whole lives.


    ‘Metronome’
    is the feature debut of director Alexandru Belc, previously known for his documentaries
    ‘Cinema, mon amour’ (2015) and ‘8 March’ (2012). The cast includes Mara
    Bugarin, Şerban Lazarovici, Mara Vicol, Vlad Ivanov, Mihai Călin and Andreea
    Bibiri. Un Certain Regard is a Cannes Festival section devoted to
    films with unusual styles by emerging directors seeking international
    recognition.


    Taking
    part in the Cannes official competition was, among others, R.M.N, by
    the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, a well-known presence in the festival. He
    is the winner of a Palme d’Or trophy in 2007, for his 4 months, 3 weeks
    and 2 days, of an award for best screenplay in 2012, for his Beyond
    the Hills and of an award for best director, in 2016, with Graduation.
    R.M.N. is, according to the Hollywood
    Reporter, a fascinating, very human exploration of the many problems faced by
    Romania.


    Another
    Romanian presence in this year’s festival was the director Radu Jude, with his
    world premiere of the short film The Potemkinists, in the Directors’
    Fortnight (‘Quinzaine des Realisateurs’) section.


    The
    Romanian actress Cosmina Stratan, awarded in Cannes 10 years ago for her part
    in Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills, this year featured in ‘Frere et
    soeur’, alongside Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud. Arnaud Desplechin’s film
    was selected in the festival’s official competition.


    In
    turn, the Romanian producer Diana Păroiu was selected by European Film
    Promotion and took part in ‘Producers on the Move’, a prestigious programme
    that has been a part of the Cannes Festival for 22 years. (AMP)

  • May 28, 2022

    May 28, 2022

    FILM The Romanian
    filmmaker Alexandru Belc Friday night won the award for best director in the Un
    Certain Regard section of the Cannes film festival, for his film ‘Metronome’. This is the first fiction feature of the
    Romanian director, previously known for his documentaries ‘Cinema, mon amour’
    (2015) and ‘8 March’ (2012). The Un Certain Regard section is
    devoted to films with unusual styles by emerging directors seeking
    international recognition. The awards in the official competition of the 75th
    Cannes Film Festival will be presented tonight. Eighteen films compete for the Palme
    d’Or trophy, including R.M.N by the Romanian director Cristian
    Mungiu.




    DIPLOMACY The Romanian foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu was received
    on Friday by the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the sidelines of
    a trilateral security meeting that brought together the foreign ministers of
    Romania, Poland and Turkey in Istanbul. Erdogan commended Romania’s and
    Poland’s management of the humanitarian crisis entailed by Russia’s aggression
    in Ukraine, while Bogdan Aurescu highlighted Turkey’s role at the Black Sea. The
    Romanian foreign minister also voiced support for NATO’s open door policy and
    for the accession of Sweden and Finland. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bogdan Aurescu also emphasised the relevance
    of the bilateral strategic partnership signed in 2011,
    in the current geopolitical circumstances.




    REFUGEES On Friday 8,730 Ukrainian nationals entered Romania, down 2.6%
    since the previous day. A total of nearly 1,050,000 refugees have crossed the
    border from Ukraine since the start of the conflict on February 24th.
    According to the Romanian border police, measures have been taken to strengthen
    border surveillance and to improve information and data exchanges with other
    relevant institutions, in order to handle possible problems.




    CHURCH The Ukrainian Orthodox Church, previously subordinated to the
    Russian Patriarchy, announced it would separate from the latter as a result of
    the invasion in Ukraine, and declared its independence and autonomy. This
    historic move comes after Russia’s Patriarch Kirill voiced full support for
    president Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Part of the Ukrainian Orthodox
    Church had already splintered from Moscow in 2019. Hundreds of priests have
    recently signed an open letter calling for Kirill to be tried before a
    religious tribunal over his stand regarding the conflict in Ukraine.




    CONCERT London hosted on Friday night the first concert of the
    Swedish group ABBA after 40 years. The show, the first in a series of 7, was
    non-conventional in that it featured digital versions of the 4 artists. The
    group has been preparing the performances since 2016, using state-of-the-art
    technology. The musicians attended the show in London as members of the
    audience. The band separated in 1982, but their music continues to sell, and recently they put out a new album,
    called Voyage.




    TENNIS The Romanian Irina Begu is playing today against Leolia
    Jeanjean of France, in the 3rd round of the Roland Garros. On
    Thursday Begu defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, to be
    the only Romanian player left in the singles competition of the tournament in
    Paris. (AMP)