SummaryA young schoolteacher named Nela embarks on a spiritual journey following the death of her father, a former government official, whose ashes she carries with her in a coffee jar. During her wanderings through grotesque and often violent surroundings, she meets Mitică. The couple, like Tristan and Isolde at the gates of the Orient, cannot pursue t... Read More
Directed By:Lucian Pintilie
Written By:Ion Baiesu, Lucian Pintilie
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80
Though Nela's is a spiritual journey, Mr. Pintilie dramatizes it in the bitter ways of social satire. The movie has the tempo of cabaret theater. It is wildly grotesque, shocking and sometimes very funny. The details are vivid.
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The film’s naïve utopianism is infectious, demanding that we live as though life were worth it in spite of all evidence to the contrary.
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Production Company:
- MK2 Productions
- Parnasse Production
- Les Films du Scarabée
- Studio of Cinematographic Creation of the Romanian Ministry of Culture
- Canal+
- La Sept Cinéma
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Filmex
Release Date:Jan 22, 1993
Duration:1 h 45 m
Awards
European Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Geneva Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Romanian Union of Filmmakers
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
