Cristian Mungiu

The official jury for the Cannes Film Festival has this evening revealed the prize winners for its 65th annual event which ran from May 16th – May 27th. The festival’s most prestigious price, the Palme d’Or, was awarded to Michael Haneke’s ‘Amour.’ Haneke previously won the Palme d’Or in 2009 for ‘The White Ribbon,’ while he also took home a Grand Jury Prize at the festival in 2001 for ‘The Piano Teacher’ and in 2005 won Best Director for ‘Caché.’ Commenting on his prize, the director said...Read Full Story

What’s vaguely amusing about the Cannes Film Festival is that it generates several thousands of articles and press reports per year, but the actual results only make up a few lines (Oscar organisers, are you listening?). Here are the results of the Cannes Film festival 2012: Feature films Palme d’Or AMOUR (LOVE) directed by Michael HANEKE Grand Prix REALITY directed by Matteo GARRONE Award for Best Director Carlos REYGADAS for POST TENEBRAS LUX Award for Best Screenplay Cristian MUNGIU...Read Full Story

rrhobbs: #indieWIRE #news: CANNES REVIEW: The Good and the Bad of Cristian Mungiu's Sophomore Drama 'Beyond the Hills': R... http://t.co/6FIQM7USRead Full Story

An award winning Romanian comedy, directed and written by Cristian Mungiu.  Носител на няколко награди Pумънскa комедия c pежисьор и сценарист Cristian Mungiu. Rumen yönetmen Cristian Mungiu'nun yazıp yönettiği ödüllü komedi filmi.  A tragicomedy in three parts: Fist part is a story about Luci and his fiancée Sorina, who are thrown out of their home. In this period Sorina (who is a character obsessed by the thought of getting out of homeland) meets a French guy named Jerome...Read Full Story

Sorry folks, it's been a busy week. I'm catching up on homework, some capsules, and a mini-essay on my observations thus far in my project. Hopefully I'll have everything done soon! Plus, it's my birthday! Yay! Without further ado:While I appreciate the film and the filmmaker for addressing the cinematically taboo subject of abortion directly, I can’t help but be disappointed with the heavy-handed pessimism and victimization felt throughout the entirety of 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days. To...Read Full Story