Thursday, March 18

6:30 PM

The New Wave of the Romanian Cinema / La nouvelle vague du cinema roumain

France, 2008 (Documentary, 62 min)
Directed by Marius Doicov, Vincent Guyottot
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8:00 PM

Police, Adjective / Politist, Adjectiv

Romania, 2009 (Drama, 115 min)
Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu

“So much in this meticulous and moving film is between the lines, and almost nothing is by the book.” (A.O. Scott, The New York Times)
“...a perfectly timed, slow-to-boil absurdist comedy.” (Manohla Dargis, The New York Times) Read synopsis

Featured also by the Wisconsin Film Festival Sunday April 18, 2010 at 7:30pm, MMoCA

Friday, March 19

7 PM

The Other Irene / Cealalta Irina

Romania, 2009 (Comedy, drama, 80 min)
Directed by Andrei Gruzsniczki

“... a fascinating study in denial, in Romanian director Andrei Gruzsniczki's oblique, near-minimalist feature bow. (...) Irene may not be at the forefront of the new Romanian cinema, but it reps proof of its depth and vitality”. (Ronnie Scheib, Variety) Read synopsis

9 PM

The Happiest Girl in the World / Cea mai fericita fata din lume

Netherlands - Romania - France - Japan, 2009 (Comedy, drama, 100 min)
Directed by Radu Jude

"For all the lightheartedness with which Radu Jude has brought this little episode to the screen, it tells a comedic and sometimes sad tale about the many forms of desires, longings and illusions that money can stir up." (Anna Hoffmann - Arsenal Institut für Film und Videokunst, Berlin) Read synopsis

Featured also by the Wisconsin Film Festival Thursday April 15, 2010 at 5pm, MMoCA

Saturday, March 20

12:30 PM

Short Films:

-Bric-brac

Romania, 2009 (Short, 20 min)
Directed by Gabriel Achim
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-Renovation / Renovare

Romania, 2009 (Short, 25 min)
Directed by Paul Negoescu
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-Life’s Hard / La drumul mare

Romania, 2007 (Short, 20 min)
Directed by Gabriel Sarbu
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-Oli’s Wedding / Nunta lui Oli

Romania, 2009 (Short, 22 min)
Directed by: Tudor Cristian Jurgiu
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2:30 PM

Fox: Hunter / Vulpe vanator

Romania - Germany, 1992 (Drama, 90 min)
Directed by Stere Gulea
Screenplay: Herta Müller, Harry Merkle

Herta Müller (Romanian-born writer, Nobel Prize in Literature 2009) later transformed her screenplay into a novel published in Germany in 1992 under the title Der Fuchs war damals schon der Jäger (Even Back Then, the Fox Was the Hunter).Read synopsis

4:30 PM

Wedding in Bessarabia / Nunta in Basarabia

Romania – Moldova - Luxembourg, 2009 (Comedy, drama, 115 min)
Directed by Napoleon Helmis

"In spite of the context of the conflict and the hardships facing the people there (or perhaps because of these?), Wedding in Bessarabia is a high-calibre film that celebrates joie de vivre and humanity and delights artistically at socio-political complexities”. (Kaarel Kuurmaa, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival) Read synopsis and visit film website

7 PM

Hooked / Pescuit sportiv

Romania - France, 2008 (Comedy, drama, 80 min)
Directed by Adrian Sitaru

“… extraordinary power (...) in portraying fascinating characters engaged in a highly compelling dynamic, relying on pure raw talent behind the superb writing, acting and direction, and all achieved on a Dogme budget.” (Orly Ravid- Jury, Palm Springs Film Festival) Read synopsis

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ANNOUNCING

Wisconsin Film Festival - April 15-18, 2010

The full film program and schedule will be posted online on March 18, 2010.  TICKETS will be available starting with March 2010. These are sold through the festival's website and at their box office location in the Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin.