New Special Screenings in the Romanian Days
On Friday, June 5, the Romanian Days continue with films in premiere, renowned guests, and two competitions - one for features and one for shorts. Special screenings will take place in the presence of the directors and crews:
10.30, Cinema Arta
Station #15033, directed by Iulia Matei
45-year-old Istrate Danci has been working for 24 years as a metheorologist at the Iezer Station in the Rodnei mountains, at an altitude of 1785 meters. Every month he spends there two weeks, and during winter he stays there for 30 consecutive days, the hut of the station becoming his home. The observational documentary reflects on how one’s workplace may become his second home.
15.00, Cinema Victoria
Bondoc, directed by Mihai Mincan, Cristian Delcea, Mihai Voinea
Dan Bondoc, a 78-year-old chess master, lives alone in Bucharest. His only dream is to win the chess tournament organized in the memory of his late friend, the great Romanian chess player Victor Ciocâltea. During the next few days, Bondoc is caught between the battles on the chess board, against much younger opponents, the conscience of his futility and the feeling that his many years are turning him into a helpless player.
17.15, Cinema Florin Piersic
The World is Mine, directed by Nicolae Constantin Tănase
Larisa is 16 and lives in a city by the sea. It's a small city, where gossip and news spread fast. It's a city where your image and influence, "manelele", money and power are all that matters. And Larisa… wants it all. And even if she doesn't have it, she fights for it. Larisa believes in herself. She knows that she deserves better. She is convinced that it's worth doing everything it takes to fulfill her dreams. And for her courage and recklessness - we love her. Once she's up there, riding the wave, living her dreams of money, lover, friends, notoriousness - Larisa loses her world. She grows up.
19.30, Cinema Victoria
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne, directed by Adrian Ţofei
Obsessed with making a movie with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway, a young man from Romania goes to shocking extremes using three local actresses to shoot scenes from the film. His purpose? To send the scenes to Anne as proof of his filmmaking and acting skills.
