Sieranevada

2DORCS15
Director:Cristi Puiu
Cast:Mimi Branescu, Mirela Apostu, Eugenia Bosanceanu
Premiere:17. November 2016
Length:163 minutes
Genre:Comedy, Drama

Sieranevada

Sieranevada; Cristi Puiu, 163´, 2016, OV (nem., ang.) + ST (cz) | Cannes; Cristi Puiu, 2016, versions: OR,CS,

Director: Cristi Puiu • Scenario: Cristi Puiu • Camera: Barbu Balasoiu • Cast: Mimi Branescu, Mirela Apostu, Eugenia Bosanceanu

Three days after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris and 40 days after the death of his father, successful doctor Lary visits his parents’ shabby apartment, planning to spend Saturday with his surviving family and honour his father’s memory. The priest’s arrival and the memorial reception are expected to be the high point of the day. Everything is precisely arranged – but nothing works out as planned. The schedule is continually disrupted by minor mishaps – late arrivals, uninvited guests, incessant bickering. Grievances old and new rise to the surface, and conversations constantly harp on thorny subjects. Peace is thus denied to both the living and the dead. Using just a few square metres of space, Romanian New Wave co-founder Cristi Puiu creates a museum of human oddities that also symbolizes the state of a post-communist society trapped in routine, hearsay, ideological conflict and the total absence of societal elite. Sieranevada is a deadly serious comedy about living a lie and the perpetual expectation of things that never come.

Length: 163 min

Year: 2016
Local premiere date: 17. November 2016

Country of origin:

  • Romania

Language version:

OR - Original version
CS - Czech subtitles

Director: Cristi Puiu • Scenario: Cristi Puiu • Camera: Barbu Balasoiu • Cast: Mimi Branescu, Mirela Apostu, Eugenia Bosanceanu

Three days after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris and 40 days after the death of his father, successful doctor Lary visits his parents’ shabby apartment, planning to spend Saturday with his surviving family and honour his father’s memory. The priest’s arrival and the memorial reception are expected to be the high point of the day. Everything is precisely arranged – but nothing works out as planned. The schedule is continually disrupted by minor mishaps – late arrivals, uninvited guests, incessant bickering. Grievances old and new rise to the surface, and conversations constantly harp on thorny subjects. Peace is thus denied to both the living and the dead. Using just a few square metres of space, Romanian New Wave co-founder Cristi Puiu creates a museum of human oddities that also symbolizes the state of a post-communist society trapped in routine, hearsay, ideological conflict and the total absence of societal elite. Sieranevada is a deadly serious comedy about living a lie and the perpetual expectation of things that never come.

Year: 2016
Local premiere date: 17. November 2016

Country of origin:

  • Romania

Language version:

OR - Original version
CS - Czech subtitles