This is the first time that Villeneuve-Loubet is hosting the Romanian Film Evenings at the Auguste Escoffier Cultural Hub.
An event organized by the Honorary Consulate of Romania in Nice and the Prospero Society in Bucharest, in partnership with the Municipality of Villeneuve-Loubet and its mayor, whose family is of Romanian origin, Lionnel Luca, President of the France-Romania Parliamentary Friendship Group.
The goal of this week is to promote Romanian cinema, which is very active and dynamic, with numerous young directors and is regularly featured in major global competitions.
On the program:
This Tuesday at 7 PM
Opening: The Ennui – Short film – comedy – 10 minutes – Director Igor Cobileanski – Short film award at TIFF. With: Sergiu Voloc, Valeriu Turcanu, Mihai Curagau
A village mayor who is bored (this is not a coincidence), his deputy, and the chief of police, set out together in search of inspiration.
Film: Hi! How are you? : Comedy – 105 minutes. With Ionel Mihailescu, Dana Voicu, Gabriel Spahiu, Adriana Trandafir. Producer: Rollin Studio Romania – Awards in Monaco and UCIN, IIFF, and Gopo in Romania.
“Hi! How are you?” is a romantic comedy whose main characters are a couple who, after 20 years of marriage, no longer feel attracted to each other.
Each seeks love elsewhere, and after a few nights of chatting, each is convinced they’ve found the perfect lover online. The attraction felt for the virtual lover is marred by a sense of guilt, but neither suspects that the partner they fell in love with online is far from a stranger.
Even though he is quite libertine in his own romantic life, their 17-year-old son is more than intrigued when he discovers his parents’ romance.
Wednesday at 7 PM
Opening: A Night at Tokoriki – Short film – comedy – 17 minutes. Director: Roxana Stroe. 2016. Awards: Berlin 2016 – Best short, TIFF 2016 – Producer: UNATC
A Night at Tokoriki is built around Géanina’s 18th birthday party. It’s evening, and there’s a lot of excitement at Tokoriki, the village disco. Lights shine through the windows, the hall is decorated with balloons, Géanina’s parents take their seats at the table, the local DJ sets up his playlist with hits, and Géanina awaits her guests. Soon the disco comes alive, and the youngsters start energetically dancing. Alin is preoccupied with something… his eyes shine every time he meets Géanina’s gaze, a fact that doesn’t go unnoticed by his friend. In the end, Géanina is in for a big surprise that no one will forget.
Film: Beyond the Railway – Fiction – 88 minutes – 2016 – Director Catalin
Mitulescu. Producer: Strada film. Karlovy Vary 2016 Award
Radu returns from Italy after a one-year absence and finds his wife has changed. The two will spend a night trying to reconnect. Distance has created mistrust and confusion between them, but Radu hopes for a fresh start. Music echoes beyond the railway, and all their friends are at the neighborhood wedding. Never has a night been so long!
