(Romania/France/Belgium, 150 min.)
Written and directed by Cristian Mungiu
Starring: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu
Andriuta, Dana Tapalaga.
Cristian Mungiu’s 4
Months, 3 Weeks, & 2 Days premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in
2007, causing a well-deserved chorus of critical praise that continued long
after it won the coveted Palme d’Or. 4
Months is a daring film in both style and substance. It provoked the sense
of discovery one always hopes to find on the festival circuit and it led many
critics to look closer at Romanian cinema as one of the most exciting new film
producers in Europe. Beyond the Hills, Romania's recent Oscar submission and Mungiu’s third feature as a solo
director (he collaborated on 2009’s Tales
from the Golden Age), unfortunately fails to meet the exceedingly high
expectations set by its predecessor.