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THE scene with Carol I

posted 17 years ago by irrene
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simply brilliant, thinking about it..it's not simple at all, but is by far the highlight of the movie for me.
i wish i'll get this feeling again watching a romanian movie. it "blew my sock right off". thank you, thank you! (director, actors)

[–] corina_m 17 years ago

You watched this film at the TIFF, right? Lucky you. I`ve heard it`s a wonderful one (in a Hollywood style, though).

[–] corina_m 17 years ago

simply brilliant, thinking about it..it's not simple at all, but is by far the highlight of the movie for me.
i wish i'll get this feeling again watching a romanian movie

I think this is the first Romanian film made after 1989 that features a scene with the great king Carol I. It`s very comforting to finally be able to see a film about the good past years of our country with no propaganda in it.

Another great historical figure that would deserve to appear in a new film (why not, by Nae Caranfil) is the Prince Cuza. His story is extraordinary, and I`m positive that a film about him (made honestly and completely avoiding the idealizing and romanticizing), would attract big audiences - in Romania and maybe in the Republic of Moldova, where, because of the Russian propaganda they know almost nothing on the Union hero.

I came up with this idea after seeing some still photos from "Restul e tacere" and noticing the great physical resemblance between the actor Ovidiu Niculescu and Al.I. Cuza :)

[–] zemorena 17 years ago

Great movie indeed. The best out of the ten movies I saw this year at TIFF.

[–] subcetate85 17 years ago

great movie, but the best thing about if was the way the cluj audience reacted to it. i've never experienced such emotion in a movie theater. that was what made this year's tiff my best ever.

[–] biancorosso13 16 years ago

if this was the best movie at TIFF then the others were pure garbage. I'm sorry to say that but I was very disappointed. Nae just lost it this time

[–] ilieMoromete 16 years ago

I think you lost it, mate. No offense, but you're really just coming off as a shmuck by saying that and not backing it up at all by examples or detailed criticism. I'd actually retort to that, if I had something to retort to.

On a more constructive note, yes, it's overacted and a bit too grandiose at time, but it all fits perfectly. The dialog, the script, the acting, I enjoyed each and everyone of these elements, along with well-constructed - albeit at times stereotypical - characters. Aside from all of these, there are so many subtleties and small direction details that make this movie so wonderful.

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