12:08 East of Bucharest
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12:08 East of Bucharest
Plot
Gil-Scott Heron once wrote "the revolution will not be televised," but one Romanian newsman attempts to put his nation's revolution on the air after the fact in this satiric comedy from writer and director Corneliu Porumboiu. It's the sixteenth anniversary of the revolt that removed Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu from power in Romania, and Jderescu (Ion Sapdaru) is the host of a televised public affairs show who wants to do a special program on the revolution. Jderescu's idea is to bring on a handful of ordinary citizens to discuss their role in Ceausescu's overthrow and how their lives have changed since Communist rule was swept from Romania. However, Jderescu can only round up two guests for his broadcast -- elderly Piscoci (Mircea Andreescu), who's more interested in playing Santa Claus for the neighborhood kids than talking politics, and Manescu (Teo Corban), a schoolteacher nursing a brutal hangover. As Jderescu tries to lead a serious discussion of how Romania has changed since Ceausescu was driven from power, the conversation wanders off on a tangent about where the revolution actually took place, and the waters become even more muddied when Jderescu opens up the phone lines for questions from viewers, most of whom have their own distinct (and strongly conflicting) memories of the Revolution . . . and one of which has a bone to pick with Manescu over some drunken insults he hurled the night before. A Fost Sau n-a Fost? (aka 12:08 East of Bucharest) received its North American premier at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Mircea Andreescu - Emanoil Piscoci
- Teo Corban - Virgil Jderescu
- Ion Sapdaru - Tiberiu Manescu
- Mirela Cioaba - Mrs Manescu
- Luminita Gheorghiu - Mrs Jderescu
Credit
Daniel Raduta - Art Director, Monica Raduta - Costume Designer, Mihai Sofronea - First Assistant Director, Corneliu Porumboiu - Director, Roxana Szel - Editor, Daniel Burlac - Executive Producer, Marcela Ursu - Location Manager, Rotaria - Composer (Music Score), Cristina Illie - Makeup, George Dascalescu - Camera Operator, Daniel Raduta - Production Designer, Marius Panduru - Cinematographer, Corneliu Porumboiu - Producer, Mihai Reti - Special Effects, Florin Stoian - Special Effects, Alexandru Dragomir - Sound/Sound Designer, Sebastian Zsemlye - Sound/Sound Designer, Corneliu Porumboiu - Screenwriter, Ion Nica - Gaffer, Constantin Dinu - Gaffer, Cezar Helmis - Post Production Coordinator, Luca Ionut - Properties, Alin Iacovle - Properties, Oltei Rodica - Production Accountant, Alexandru Vitzentzatos - Assistant Director| 12:01 (1993 Film), 127 Hours (2010 Film) | |
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12:08 East of Bucharest
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| Directed by | Corneliu Porumboiu |
| Produced by | Corneliu Porumboiu Daniel Burlac |
| Written by | Corneliu Porumboiu |
| Starring | Mircea Andreescu Teodor Corban Ion Săpdaru |
| Music by | Rotaria |
| Cinematography | George Dăscălescu |
| Editing by | Roxana Szel |
| Distributed by | Tartan USA |
| Release date(s) | May 24, 2006 (Cannes) September 29, 2006 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Romania |
| Language | Romanian |
12:08 East of Bucharest (Romanian: A fost sau n-a fost?) is a 2006 Romanian film directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, released in 2006 and winner of the Camera d'Or Prize (for best first film) at the Cannes Film Festival. It was also released in the United States under the abridged titles East of Bucharest and 12:08 Bucharest. The film is set in the city of Vaslui, and centers on a group of characters who revisit the Romanian Revolution of 1989 which brought an end to the communist regime.
The full English title refers to the setting of the film and the time of day at which Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu fled following the revolution, 12:08 pm on December 22, 1989. The original Romanian title roughly translates to "Was There or Wasn't There?", referring to the film's central issue: did Vaslui have any part in the 1989 revolution? The answer depends on whether the city registered any protest before the moment of Ceauşescu's flight.
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Reviews
The American review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 95% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 44 reviews.[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 77 out of 100, based on 15 reviews.[2]
The film has garnered positive press in the United States; J. Hoberman of The Village Voice called it, "a casually bleak and neatly structured ensemble comedy—at once deadpan and bemused."[3] Noel Murray of The A.V. Club said "the story and the situation are slight, but in the best possible way."[4] Richard Brody of The New Yorker called it a "wise and gentle comedy of political realism."[citation needed] Wendy Ide of The Times described the film as "one of the best of the new wave of Romanian cinema" and "a droll delight that questions the nature of historical record and the realities of postcommunist Romania with a slyly comic and disarmingly self-mocking tone."[5] Also, it got a perfect 4 stars out of 4 from the New York Post.[citation needed]
V.A. Musetto of the New York Post named 12:08 East of Bucharest the best film of 2007.[6] A.O. Scott of The New York Times named it the 6th best film of 2007 (along with Live-In Maid).[6]
Cast
- Mircea Andreescu - Emanoil Piscoci
- Teodor Corban - Virgil Jderescu
- Ion Sapdaru - Tiberiu Manescu
- Mirela Cioaba - Doamna Manescu
- Luminita Gheorghiu - Doamna Jderescu
- Cristina Ciofu - Vali
- Lucian Iftime - Lica
- Annemarie Chertic - Vera
- Petrica Sapdaru - Petrica
- Catalin Paraschiv - Barman
- George Guoqingyun - Chen
- Constantin Dita - Tibi
- Daniel Badale - Professor
- Marius Rogojinski - Vecin (credited as Marius Rogojinschi)
- Aurelia Tocu - Maricica Dima (voice only)
See also
References
- ^ "12:08 East of Bucharest - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080110033922/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1208_east_of_bucharest/. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ "12:08 East of Bucharest (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071227145748/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/1208eastofbucharest?. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ J. Hoberman "The Revolution Must Be Televised", The Village Voice, March 29, 2007
- ^ Noel Murray, "12:08 East Of Bucharest", The A.V. Club, June 7, 2007
- ^ Wendy Ide, "Film Review: 12:08 East Of Bucharest", The Times, August 16, 2007
- ^ a b "Metacritic: 2007 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080102102034/http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2007/toptens.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
External links
- Official site
- 12:08 East of Bucharest at the Internet Movie Database
- 12:08 East of Bucharest at Rotten Tomatoes
- 12:08 East of Bucharest at Metacritic
- 12:08 East of Bucharest at Box Office Mojo
- 12:08 East of Bucharest at AllRovi
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