Aferim!
2015 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aferim! (English: Bravo!) is a 2015 Western comedy-drama film co-written and 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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Theatrical release 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 Roma slave who had run away from the boyar's estate after having an affair with his wife, Sultana.[7]
Cast
- Teodor Corban as Costandin
- Mihai Comănoiu as Ioniță
- Toma Cuzin as Carfin Pandolean
- Alexandru Dabija as Boyar Iordache Cîndescu
- Alberto Dinache as Țintiric
- Mihaela Sîrbu as Sultana
- Luminița Gheorghiu as Smaranda Cîndescu
- Alexandru Bindea as the priest on the road
- Victor Rebengiuc as Stan
- Gabriel Spahiu as Vasile
- Șerban Pavlu as the traveler
Production
While the structure and the narrative had little in common with existing Romanian literature, the dialogue is often based on works by: Iordache Golescu, Anton Pann, Ion Creangă, Budai-Deleanu and Nicolae Filimon.[8]
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".[9] On Metacritic, the film have an above average score of 84 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[10]
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".[11]
According to Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian, "this [film] with all its full-frontal historical horror, is still loaded with laughs".[12]
A.O. Scott of The New York Times called Aferim! "brilliant" and "sublime",[13] while Kit Gillet of the same periodical went as far as calling it "an Oscar contender".[14]
See also
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