FILM SCREENING: November 7th, 2007; 7:00 pm
The 20th annual European Union Film Showcase
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS [4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile]
Director Cristian MUNGIU
Screening followed by Q&A Session with director Cristian Mungiu and Meet the artist Reception offered by the Embassy of Romania
Winner of the Palme O’Or, Cannes Film Festival 2007
Official Oscar Submission, Best Foreign Language Film
This gripping film narrates the controversial story of two women negotiating for an illegal abortion in Romania during the final days of the communist regime (Romania, 2007, 113 min.)
Participation of the artists was made possible with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute, NY
Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910)
For tickets & information, visit www.AFI.com/Silver
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MUSIC RECITAL: Thursday, November 8, 7:00 pm
Special Recital Dan Grigore Romania’s Legendary Pianist returns to Washington Celebrating 50 years on Stage
Presented by Vox Ama Deus – Valentin Radu, Artistic Director
Maestro Grigore will display his magic on the Steinway piano through masterpieces by Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Gershwin! An evening to remember!
Location: The Embassy of Romania (1607, 23rd St. NW, Washington D.C. 20008)
Meet the Artist Reception to follow the event
For more information, please contact: 202 332-4852 ext 151; or by email at iilie@roembus.org
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FILM SCREENING: Thursday, November 8, 9:30 pm
The 20th annual European Union Film Showcase
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS [4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile]
Director Cristian MUNGIU
(Romania, 2007, 113 min.)
Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910)
For tickets & information, visit www.AFI.com/Silver
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FILM SCREENING: Saturday, November 10, 5:20 pm
The 20th annual European Union Film Showcase
THE WAY I SPENT THE END OF THE WORLD [Cum mi-am petrecut sfarsitul lumii]
Director: Catalin Mitulescu
Screening followed by Q&A Session with director Catalin Mitulescu and leading actress Dorotheea Petre and Meet the artists Reception offered by the Embassy of Romania
Official Oscar Submission, Best Foreign Language Film
In Bucharest, during the last year of Ceausescu’s dictatorship, 17-year-old Eva breaks a bust of Ceausescu at school and is expelled. When she flies Romania, her 7-year-old brother blames the dictator and devises a plan to kill him ( Romania/France, 2006, 106 min.)
Participation of the artists was made possible with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute, NY
Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910)
For tickets & information, visit www.AFI.com/Silver
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FILM SCREENING: Sunday, November 11, 5:30 pm
The 20th annual European Union Film Showcase
THE WAY I SPENT THE END OF THE WORLD [Cum mi-am petrecut sfarsitul lumii]
Director: Catalin Mitulescu
(Romania/France, 2006, 106 min.)
Screening followed by Q&A Session with director Catalin Mitulescu and leading actress Dorotheea Petre
Participation of the artists was made possible with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute, NY
Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910)
For tickets & information, visit www.AFI.com/Silver
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FILM SCREENING: November 16th and November 18th, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
Film Series: Bucharest Stories: New Films from Romania organized by the National Gallery of Art in cooperation with the Romanian Cultural Institute, NY and with the support of the Embassy of Romania
The Paper Will Be Blue (Harta va fi albastra)
Director: Radu Muntean
(2006, 35mm, Romanian with subtitles, 95 mins.)
\”From an armored squadron patrolling the sedate Bucharest suburbs to an impetuous soldier who need not search too hard for the battle he craves, The Paper Will Be Blue strikingly recreates the emotions that boiled over during the Romanian revolution. An adept blend of docudrama and wry humor, told from a memorably ground-level point of view\”—Seattle Film Festival.
Location : National Gallery of Art East Building Auditorium, 4th Street at Constitution Avenue NW.
Free access. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. Doors open approximately 30 mins. before each show.
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FILM SCREENING: November 25th, 2007; 4:00 p.m.
Film Series: Bucharest Stories: New Films from Romania organized by the National Gallery of Art in cooperation with the Romanian Cultural Institute, NY and with the support of the Embassy of Romania
Humanitarian Aid(Ajutoare Umanitare)
Director: Hanno Höfer
(2003, 35mm, Romanian with subtitles, 16 mins.)
In the short film Humanitarian Aid , three young men from Western Europe arrive in a Romanian mountain village to (they think) distribute the goods according to need.
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12:08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost)
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
(2006, 35mm, Romanian with subtitles, 89 mins.)
During the days following December 22, 1989—the date Romania’s Stalinist tyrant Ceauşescu was executed—there was no real consensus about what had actually transpired. With unassuming, tongue-in-cheek humor, 12:08 East of Bucharest offers a resolutely proletarian yet satirical view of Romania’s recent past as local talk-show host Jderescu (Teo Corban) tries to solicit answers to the question, \”Was there, or was there not, a revolution in our town?\”
Location : National Gallery of Art East Building Auditorium, 4th Street at Constitution Avenue NW.
Free access. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. Doors open approximately 30 mins. before each show.
For more information, please contact:
Ilinca Ilie
Third Secretary
Political Section, Press and Cultural Affairs
The Embassy of Romania
1607 23rd Street NW
Washington DC 20008
Phone: (202) 332 2879 ext. 151
Fax: (202) 232 4748
E-mail: iilie@roembus.org