In November 2016, Villeneuve-Loubet hosted two feature films as part of the Romanian Film Week at the Mercury cinema in Nice.
Wishing to develop this experience and aiming to demonstrate the vitality of Romanian cinema, the RoMania festival is organized at the Auguste Escoffier Cultural Center this Saturday, April 1st, and Sunday, April 2nd.
The encounter of Romanian cinema with a well-informed audience goes back about ten years when this new generation of filmmakers began garnering international success.
The new names include Mungiu, Puiu, Mitulescu, Porumboiu, as well as Giurgiu or Radu Muntean. They embody the new wave, the “post-December” generation (a reference to December 25, 1989, the date of the execution of the communist dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu).
They have in common a cinema that is social, human, tragic, and funny at the same time, often questioning the past to speak about current life in Romania and its problems, most of which are inherited from the past: corruption, poverty, malfunctioning public services, economic delay, etc.
The screening of 6 feature films showcases the vitality, originality, or humor of contemporary Romanian cinema.
The Treasure by Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania, France), comedy, 2016 – Saturday, April 1st at 11 AM –
The Rest Is Silence by Nae Caranfil (Romania, France, Germany), fiction, 2007 – at 2:30 PM
To Hell with Stalin. Long Live the Bride and Groom! by Horetiu Malaele (Romania), comedy, 2009 – at 6 PM
Silent Wedding by Igo Cobileanski (Romania), comedy, 2008 – Sunday, April 2nd at 11 AM
The Beheaded Rooster by Radu Gabrea – at 2:30 PM –
Closer to the Moon by Nae Caranfil (Romania, United States, Italy, Poland), historical, 2013 – at 5 PM.
