Moritz Pfeifer

Romanian Cinema of the 90’s and of Today

This essay focuses on humor in the Romanian cinema of the 90's and of today.

Cristi Puiu's Cigarettes and Coffee is a short about a father asking his son for a job.

Cristi Puiu's Aurora illustrates 36 hours in the life of a killer.

Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu speaks about humor, language, and his films.

In Lucian Pintilie's The Oak, a couple goes on a subversive joruney. Is this revolutionary attitude convincing?

Sergei Loznitsa’s My Joy is the story of a truck driver whose journey ends up in an abandoned village.

Moritz Pfeifer examines the way in which death is excluded from society in both The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.

Bakuradze speaks about the characters in his film, and about how they fit into the universe that he is depicting.

We met Catalin Mitulescu to talk to him about Romanian reality, the inspiration for his film, and the reasons why he likes working with teenagers.

Catalin Mitulescu tells a disturbing love story set in the world of sex trafficking.