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“The Treasure” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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The Treasure (2015; Corneliu Porumboui) GRADE: B- By Daniel Barnes Another deadpan, three-headed Romanian history lesson from the director of 12:08 East of Bucharest, this time in the form of a treasure hunt. Struggling family man Costi (Toma Cuzin, who also figures prominently into the superior Aferim!, this […]

“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007; Cristian Mungiu) GRADE: B+ By Daniel Barnes The first film in our Romanian New Wave festival was Corneliu Porumboiu’s low-key comedy 12:08 East of Bucharest, in which several men debate the existence of a “revolution” in their small town, with […]