Romanian Cinema Review at Plus Camerimage 2008 is organized with The Romanian Society of Cinematographers.




12:08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost)
Cinematographers: George Dascalescu, Marius Panduru
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Running time: 89 min.
Year: 2006

On the anniversary day of Ceausescu’s demise, an anchorman of the local TV station rounds up a couple of talking heads - a depressed, drunk schoolteacher and a grouchy pensioner - to share their moments of revolutionary glory and answer the question: did a revolution really take place in their city?





BOOGIE
Cinematographer: Tudor Lucaciu
Director: Radu Muntean
Running time: 102 min
Year: 2008

Life for Bogdan couldn’t seem more blissful, sea-vacationing along with his gorgeous wife and adorable young son. He has grown up: the days of glorious drinking trips and sexual escapades are long gone. But when he runs into his old school buddies, vivid memories immediately flood back.





LOVE SICK (Legaturi bolnavicioase)
Cinematographer: Alexandru Sterian
Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Running time: 86 min
Year: 2006

Love. It just happens. No rules. It may look sick, but it's deep and it hurts. For everyone, Alex and Kiki are just good friends. They happen to be two girls experiencing another kind of love.





PAPER WILL BE BLUE, THE (Hîrtia va fi albastrã)
Cinematographer: Tudor Lucaciu
Director: Radu Muntean
Running time: 92 min
Year: 2006

During the night of December 22 - 23, 1989, mere hours after the fall of dictator Ceausescu, a squad of militia men patrols the chaotic streets of Bucharest in which it was not always possible to identify the enemy.






REST IS SILENCE, THE (Restul e tacere)
Cinematographer: Marius Panduru
Director: Nae Caranfil
Running time: 145 min
Year: 2007

Mixing truth and fiction, this romantic dramedy explores the making of Romania’s first feature film (The War of Independence, Grigore Brezianu, 1912) as well as the passion and madness required by the 7th Art.