Two Romanian films from Berlinale – On Their Own
It may come as a surprise, but the latest films by Paul Negoescu and Tudor Cristian Jurgiu – presented in world premiere at this year’s Berlinale – share more than one might initially assume. Both unfold within insulated, bubble-like worlds devoid of parents – spaces where children and teenagers are largely left to fend for themselves. Their young faces, all remarkable discoveries by the two directors, subtly shift the by-now fossilized paradigm of the Romanian New Wave (and its lingering aftershocks), foregrounding an infectious pleasure instead in simply being alive and being together.
Journalist and film critic, with a master's degree in film critics. Collaborates with Scena9, Acoperișul de Sticlă, FILM and FILM Menu magazines. For Films in Frame, she brings the monthly top of films and writes the monthly editorial Panorama, published on a Thursday. In her spare time, she retires in the woods where she pictures other possible lives and flying foxes.
