Editorial

Vol. 8 (August 2011) by Editors

Ruxandra Zenide on Ryna

Vol. 8 (August 2011) by Editors
Ruxandra Zenide, one of the few female filmmakers associated with the Romanian New Wave, has directed two films, and is currently working on a third one.

Mircea Daneliuc on his Work

Vol. 8 (August 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer and Ana Ribeiro
Mircea Daneliuc, born in 1943, was one of the few Romanian filmmakers resisting the Communist system. Films like Microfone Test (1980) or The Cruise (1981) did not pass censorship for their ridiculing critique...

Romanian Cinema of the 90’s and of Today

Vol. 8 (August 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer
This essay focuses on humor in the Romanian cinema of the 90's and of today.

Ruxandra Zenide’s Ryna (2005)

Vol. 8 (August 2011) by Ana Ribeiro
Ruxandra Zenide's first feature film, set in a remote village, tells the story of a teenager whose life is ruined by the community.

Grigore Brezeanu’s and Aristide Demetriade’s Romanian Independence (Independenta Romaniei, 1912)

Vol. 8 (August 2011) by Ana Ribeiro
Romania's first feature film from 1912 is a war movie about the Revolution that led to Romania's independence.

Alexander Sokurov’s Russian Ark (Russkiy kovcheg, 2002)

Vol. 8 (August 2011) by Stefania Marghitu
Stefania Marghitu comments on viewing Alexander Sokurov's Russian Ark from 2002 as a "revolutionary" film.