It might not send you out dancing, but this bleak romanian drama will draw you in with its. The question of whether abortion is right or wrong is irrelevant to the psychology of the film all that matters is that it is dangerous. The essay was part of a philosophy course which was instructed by professor janna van grunsven of fordham university. It tells the story of two students, roommates in a university dormitory, who try to procure an illegal abortion. Jan 11, 2008 four months, three weeks and two days. In the last days of communism in romania, a college student wants to end her. She turns in desperation to her roommate otilia, who agrees to help her, and. There may not be enough films yet to constitute a trend, but the recent flowering of romanian cinemacourtesy of the coalblack comedies the death of mr. The embryo until this stage of development has consisted of two layers of cells. How far would you go for a friend gabita is pregnant, abortion is strictly forbidden in romania during the communist regime. Winner of the prestigious palme dor at the 2007 cannes film festival, the movie is all the more brutally effective because it is so straightforward in its presentation, chronicling a day in the life of two young women caught in. The surprising snub of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days 2007, which wasnt even nominated, resulted in intense scrutiny and ridicule of the academy awards.
A mobra films production, in association with saga film. A 1,290word film essay which analyzed the subjection and individual freedom of the female characters in the film 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days. Fordham school of professional and continuing studies. The projects aim is to talk about that period with no direct reference to communism but only through different stories focused on personal options in a time of misfortunes that. The 2008 oscar winner in the best foreign language film category at the 80th academy awards was austrias the counterfeiters 2007, an entry much criticized as conventional and artistically inferior to cristian mungius palme dor winner. Now, a third layer starts to become visible as a bulge between the twothis bulge can be seen in the center of this image. In unflinching but empathetic detail, the film recounts the events of twentyfour perilous hours in their lives, culminating in their encounter with a manipulative and.
Despite this it is common practice and gabita wants an abortion. The film is set in communist romania in the final years of the nicolae ceau. Mar 02, 2008 4 months 3 weeks 2 days movie trailer. But although otilias ordeal demands the patience of a kafka protagonist, it cannot be seen as in any way allegorical. Winner of the prestigious palme dor at the 2007 cannes film festival, the movie is all the more brutally effective because it is so straightforward in its presentation, chronicling a day in the life of two young women caught. The independent of foreign films discussions group talkaboutfilms talks about. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. In a key scene of romanian writerdirector cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita dragut laura vasiliu and her college roommate and friend otilia anamaria marinca agree never again to discuss the horrific events of that day. Find out where 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is streaming, if 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Although the movie is not about the regime itself but about the character and her personal drama. A film essay on 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days which. Cristian mungius film is a nightmare of socialrealist suspense, a jewel of what it is now considered the.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The filmmakers all performed with such excellence that the viewer is drawn in and shares, feels, albeit. In the late eighties, during the waning months of the ceausescu regime, otilia anamaria marinca. This is a film about cruelty, but one which channels humanity. The film is dark, gloomy and without music, but it is also observant and highly. With anamaria marinca, laura vasiliu, vlad ivanov, alexandru potocean. A college student anamaria marinca helps her roommate laura vasiliu get an illegal abortion.
Anamaria marinca and laura vasiliu play, respectively, otilia and gabita, two female friends and students who share a bucharest flat. Time is a formidable enemy in cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, and thus its appropriate that its scenes, shot in handheld cinemascope, are built around prolonged, pitilessly unblinking takes in which the camera doesnt always follow the actors, or even wait for them to appear. The film doesnt really go much into explaining the details of its universe, though, so i assume that more than just one pair of. Released january 25th, 2008, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days stars anamaria marinca, laura vasiliu, vlad ivanov, alexandru potocean the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a. In 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film about a young woman who helps a friend secure an abortion, the camera doesnt follow the action. A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s romania. In this third week since conception, the cells that will become the embryo move to form the basis of the central nervous system. Romania still cringes under the brainless rule of ceausescu. In cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita desires an abortion, which was then illegal, not for moral reasons, but because ceausescu wanted more subjects to rule. Director cristian mungius drama 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days unfolds in.
Other romanian films that have been a part of this movement include 12. With powerful performances that accentuate the characters flawed humanity, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a gutting account of the. Months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a 2007 romanian art film with drama and thriller elements, written and directed by cristian mungiu and starring anamaria. It tells the story of two students, roommates in a university. Watch it immediately after the film and let your jaw drop in disbelief. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Fund of the rotterdam film festival, minshare media, bv mccann erickson romania, romanian television. If beyond the hills is just nearly as good as 4 months, i.
Feb, 2008 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days posted by corey hall on wed, feb, 2008 at 12. In this third week since conception, the cells that will become the embryo move to. In 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days it is an underground realm marked by perverse rules, where bebe is a law outside the law, meting out his own capricious punishments. Jan 25, 2008 in 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film about a young woman who helps a friend secure an abortion, the camera doesnt follow the action. It is in the aftermath of the infamous decree that writerdirector cristian mungiu set his 2007 film 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, which would go on to win palme dor at the cannes film festival and nearuniversal praise from film critics all around the world. For american audiences, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days addresses the abortion issue with a measure of neutrality, without partisan determination anyway. In unflinching but empathetic detail, the film recounts the events of twentyfour perilous hours in their lives, culminating in their encounter with a manipulative and menacing abortionist vlad ivanov. They soon find themselves saddled with an overwhelming problem. National catholic register in a key scene of romanian writerdirector cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita dragut laura vasiliu and her college roommate and friend otilia anamaria marinca agree never again to discuss the horrific events of that day. Jan 25, 2008 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days synopsis. Director cristian mungius drama 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days unfolds in romania in the late 80s, during the last waning days of communist rule. The surprising snub of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days 2007, which wasnt even nominated, resulted in intense scrutiny and ridicule of the academy awards by the international film community and eventually inspired reforms to the best foreign language film selection process.
Drama about a woman who assists her friend to arrange an illegal abortion in 1980s romania. Hibbs joe bendel dave andrusko a trailer abortionlife content. Nominated for 4 european film awards including best picture and one of the standout hits of the telluride, toronto and new york film festivals, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a modern classic that will stay with you long after youve left the theater. You are 4 weeks and 2 days pregnant familyeducation. To draw a shroud of silence over certain overwhelming experiences is a natural impulse. Anamaria marinca laura vasiliu vlad ivanov alexandru potocean awards. May 31, 2015 a 1,290word film essay which analyzed the subjection and individual freedom of the female characters in the film 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days. Tales from the golden age a subjective history of communism in romania told through its urban legends. The film emerges as a devastating personal drama, a suspenseful horror story and a powerful statement about life under a repressive regime.
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