- Friday, May 9, 2008
- 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
- The Tower Theatre
- 815 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno [map]
- $10.00 General Admission
- $8.00 for Students and Seniors
- visit the official website
A powerful film and a stark visual accomplishment.
Roger Ebert
Chigaco Sun-Times
In 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS, a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film, the camera doesn’t follow the action, it expresses consciousness itself.
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
Oleg Mutu’s deft handheld camerawork and Mungiu’s meticulous reconstruction of Ceausescu-era Romania, in all its corruption, hypocrisy and drab cleanliness, create an overweening atmosphere of dread.
Andrew O’Hehir
Salon.com
Watch the Trailer
(cable or DSL connection recommended)
http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/trailers/4months3weeks2days_480x272.flvSynopsis
During the final days of communism in Romania, two college roommates Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) and Gabita (Laura Vasiliu) are busy preparing for a night away. But rather than planning for a holiday, they are making arrangements for Gabita’s illegal abortion and unwittingly, both find themselves burrowing deep down a rabbit hole of unexpected revelations. Transpiring over the course of a single day, Mungiu’s film is a masterwork of modern filmmaking, by parts poignant and shocking. 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 you’ve left the theater.
Written & Directed by Cristian Mungiu
Romania, 2008
In Romanian, with English subtitles
113 minutes, NR