Cops and Robbers. Four policemen in Romanian cinema
After recently watching Paul Negoescu's latest film, I realized that the post-1989 cinema has no shortage of memorable police officer roles, despite the lack of local genre cinema. It's true that unlike the propaganda films or comedies that humanized the Communist Romanian Militia in the B.D. series, the most recent efforts explore issues of conscience or the contrast between the self-image and the public image of the policeman, the corruption of the system, or even the relativization of justice. From the films that question even the job description of the policeman with language as the bearer of truth to those exploring conflicts of interests, the role is fruitful, reflecting not only the depicted period of time but also a focus on introspection and analysis, a critical look at the social role of officers.
Film critic and programmer, she collaborates with various international film festivals. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Senses of Cinema, Kinoscope, Indiewire, Film Comment, Vague Visages and Desistfilm. In Spanish she has written for Caimán Cuadernos de Cine and in Romanian she collaborates with FILM magazine. Programmer and coordinator of Tenerife Shorts.
