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Aferim! (English: Bravo!) is a 2015 Romanian drama film directed by Radu Jude and produced by Ada Solomon.[3] It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where Radu Jude won the Silver Bear for Best Director.[4] It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.[5][6]
| Aferim! | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Radu Jude |
| Written by | Radu Jude Florin Lăzărescu |
| Produced by | Ada Solomon |
| Starring | Victor Rebengiuc Luminița Gheorghiu |
| Music by | Dana Bunescu |
| Distributed by | Parada Film Micro Film Big World Pictures (USA)[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Countries | Romania Bulgaria Czech Republic France |
| Language | Romanian |
| Box office | $350,110[2] |
Plot
The film is set in Wallachia in the early 19th century, when a local policeman, Costandin played by Teodor Corban, is hired by Iordache, a boyar, to find Carfin played by Toma Cuzin, a Gypsy slave who had run away from the boyar's estate after having an affair with his wife, Sultana.[7]
Cast
- Victor Rebengiuc as Stan
- Luminița Gheorghiu as Smaranda Cîndescu
- Șerban Pavlu as Traveler
- Toma Cuzin as Carfin Pandolean
- Gabriel Spahiu as Vasile
- Mihaela Sîrbu as Sultana
- Alexandru Bindea as Priest on the road
- Teodor Corban as Costandin
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 98% based on 76 critics, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Smart, visually arresting, and scathingly funny, Aferim! depicts a world that many American filmgoers have never seen -- but will still, in many respects, find utterly familiar".[8] On Metacritic, the film have an above average score of 84 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[9]
Publication The Hollywood Reporter describes Radu Jude's film as "a harsh lesson of history, relieved by overlooked humor and classic Western elements". Variety magazine writes that Aferim! is "an exceptional and extremely intelligent insight into a crucial period of history, a film equally inspired and furious".[10]
According to Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian, "this [film] with all its full-frontal historical horror, is still loaded with laughs".[11]
A.O. Scott of The New York Times called Aferim! "brilliant" and "sublime",[12] while Kit Gillet of the same periodical went as far as calling it "an Oscar contender".[13]
See also
- List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of films featuring slavery
References
- "Aferim!". Big World Pictures. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "Aferim!". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "Aferim! (2015)". Cinemagia (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "And Romania's nomination for next year's Oscars is..." Romania Insider. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- Kozlov, Vladimir (7 August 2015). "Berlin Winner 'Aferim!' Picked Up for U.S. Distribution". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- Blaga, Iulia (11 February 2015). ""Aferim!", un western valah despre intoleranță și multe altele". HotNews.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "Aferim! (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "Aferim! Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- Călin, Dorina (12 February 2015). "Ce scrie presa de specialitate despre "Aferim!": Incursiune excepțională, inteligentă în istorie; un film inspirat, furios; o lecție aspră de istorie". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian).
- Hoffman, Jordan (20 January 2016). "Aferim! review: a brutal manhunt loaded with laughs". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- Scott, A.O. (21 January 2016). "Review: 'Aferim!' Traverses an Unforgiving Romania in the 1800s". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. C6.
- Gillet, Kit (8 September 2015). "'Aferim!', an Oscar Contender, Explores the Enslavement of the Roma". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. C1.
External links
- Aferim! at IMDb
На других языках
- [en] Aferim!
[ru] Браво!
«Браво!» (рум. Aferim!) — кинофильм режиссёра Раду Жуде, вышедший на экраны в 2015 году. Лента выдвигалась от Румынии на премию «Оскар» за лучший фильм на иностранном языке, но не попала в список номинантов.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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