In 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days it is an underground realm marked by perverse rules, where bebe is a law outside the law, meting out his own capricious punishments. Winner of the prestigious palme dor at the 2007 cannes film festival, the movie is all the more brutally effective because it is so straightforward in its presentation, chronicling a day in the life of two young women caught. How far would you go for a friend gabita is pregnant, abortion is strictly forbidden in romania during the communist regime. A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s romania. Cristian mungius film is a nightmare of socialrealist suspense, a jewel of what it is now considered the. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. With anamaria marinca, laura vasiliu, vlad ivanov, alexandru potocean.
A film essay on 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days which. The film is dark, gloomy and without music, but it is also observant and highly. The film emerges as a devastating personal drama, a suspenseful horror story and a powerful statement about life under a repressive regime. Feb, 2008 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days posted by corey hall on wed, feb, 2008 at 12.
Cristian mungius film is a nightmare of socialrealist. The 2008 oscar winner in the best foreign language film category at the 80th academy awards was austrias the counterfeiters 2007, an entry much criticized as conventional and artistically inferior to cristian mungius palme dor winner. Although the movie is not about the regime itself but about the character and her personal drama. In the late eighties, during the waning months of the ceausescu regime, otilia anamaria marinca. The surprising snub of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days 2007, which wasnt even nominated, resulted in intense scrutiny and ridicule of the academy awards. A college student anamaria marinca helps her roommate laura vasiliu get an illegal abortion. You are 4 weeks and 2 days pregnant familyeducation. With powerful performances that accentuate the characters flawed humanity, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a gutting account of the. Released january 25th, 2008, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days stars anamaria marinca, laura vasiliu, vlad ivanov, alexandru potocean the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a. The film is set in communist romania in the final years of the nicolae ceau.
Winner of the prestigious palme dor at the 2007 cannes film festival, the movie is all the more brutally effective because it is so straightforward in its presentation, chronicling a day in the life of two young women caught in. Jan 11, 2008 four months, three weeks and two days. For american audiences, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days addresses the abortion issue with a measure of neutrality, without partisan determination anyway. Mar 02, 2008 4 months 3 weeks 2 days movie trailer. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. There may not be enough films yet to constitute a trend, but the recent flowering of romanian cinemacourtesy of the coalblack comedies the death of mr. Fordham school of professional and continuing studies. Hibbs joe bendel dave andrusko a trailer abortionlife content. But although otilias ordeal demands the patience of a kafka protagonist, it cannot be seen as in any way allegorical. The question of whether abortion is right or wrong is irrelevant to the psychology of the film all that matters is that it is dangerous. It might not send you out dancing, but this bleak romanian drama will draw you in with its. Anamaria marinca and laura vasiliu play, respectively, otilia and gabita, two female friends and students who share a bucharest flat. Nominated for 4 european film awards including best picture and one of the standout hits of the telluride, toronto and new york film festivals, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a modern classic that will stay with you long after youve left the theater. The movie follows her and her friend otilia during the day she has made the appointment with mr.
The film doesnt really go much into explaining the details of its universe, though, so i assume that more than just one pair of. In unflinching but empathetic detail, the film recounts the events of twentyfour perilous hours in their lives, culminating in their encounter with a manipulative and. Months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a 2007 romanian art film with drama and thriller elements, written and directed by cristian mungiu and starring anamaria. In the last days of communism in romania, a college student wants to end her. Jan 25, 2008 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days synopsis. In a key scene of romanian writerdirector cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita dragut laura vasiliu and her college roommate and friend otilia anamaria marinca agree never again to discuss the horrific events of that day. Other romanian films that have been a part of this movement include 12.
The independent of foreign films discussions group talkaboutfilms talks about. She turns in desperation to her roommate otilia, who agrees to help her, and. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. The essay was part of a philosophy course which was instructed by professor janna van grunsven of fordham university. The surprising snub of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days 2007, which wasnt even nominated, resulted in intense scrutiny and ridicule of the academy awards by the international film community and eventually inspired reforms to the best foreign language film selection process. To draw a shroud of silence over certain overwhelming experiences is a natural impulse. May 31, 2015 a 1,290word film essay which analyzed the subjection and individual freedom of the female characters in the film 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days. Time is a formidable enemy in cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, and thus its appropriate that its scenes, shot in handheld cinemascope, are built around prolonged, pitilessly unblinking takes in which the camera doesnt always follow the actors, or even wait for them to appear. It tells the story of two students, roommates in a university dormitory, who try to procure an illegal abortion.
Now, a third layer starts to become visible as a bulge between the twothis bulge can be seen in the center of this image. In this third week since conception, the cells that will become the embryo move to form the basis of the central nervous system. Anamaria marinca laura vasiliu vlad ivanov alexandru potocean awards. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Mar 22, 20 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days could look like a showcase of female solidarity. Romania still cringes under the brainless rule of ceausescu. Despite this it is common practice and gabita wants an abortion. A 1,290word film essay which analyzed the subjection and individual freedom of the female characters in the film 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days. It is in the aftermath of the infamous decree that writerdirector cristian mungiu set his 2007 film 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, which would go on to win palme dor at the cannes film festival and nearuniversal praise from film critics all around the world.
National catholic register in a key scene of romanian writerdirector cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita dragut laura vasiliu and her college roommate and friend otilia anamaria marinca agree never again to discuss the horrific events of that day. The embryo until this stage of development has consisted of two layers of cells. Drama about a woman who assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980s romania. A mobra films production, in association with saga film. Director cristian mungius drama 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days unfolds in romania in the late 80s, during the last waning days of communist rule. If beyond the hills is just nearly as good as 4 months, i. In unflinching but empathetic detail, the film recounts the events of twentyfour perilous hours in their lives, culminating in their encounter with a manipulative and menacing abortionist vlad ivanov. The filmmakers all performed with such excellence that the viewer is drawn in and shares, feels, albeit. Find out where 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is streaming, if 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
Jan 25, 2008 in 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film about a young woman who helps a friend secure an abortion, the camera doesnt follow the action. Fund of the rotterdam film festival, minshare media, bv mccann erickson romania, romanian television. It tells the story of two students, roommates in a university. This is a film about cruelty, but one which channels humanity.
Well, the number of days in a month on average is 365 12 30. They soon find themselves saddled with an overwhelming problem. Director cristian mungius drama 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days unfolds in. In cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita desires an abortion, which was then illegal, not for moral reasons, but because ceausescu wanted more subjects to rule. In this third week since conception, the cells that will become the embryo move to. Tales from the golden age a subjective history of communism in romania told through its urban legends.
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