A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal. Mungiu explained that the golden age of romania is a term used nationally for ceau. Its deeper observations about the oppression of women are, however, doomed to be drowned in debate on prochoice vs. Unfortunate circumstances force the two women to use an unwanted male abortionist, bebe vlad ivanov. It tells the story of two students, roommates in the university dormitory, who try to arrange an illegal abortion. Months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a 2007 romanian art film with drama and thriller elements, written and directed by cristian mungiu and starring anamaria. They soon find themselves saddled with an overwhelming problem. The essay was slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. A film essay on 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days which. The film is set in communist romania in the final years of the nicolae ceau.
Every frame, every scene, every word and conversation has a meaning. The independent of foreign films discussions group talkaboutfilms talks about. Gabita is pregnant, abortion is strictly forbidden in romania during the communist regime. The movie follows her and her friend otilia during the day she has made the. Featuring gutwrenching performances from anamaria marinca and laura vasiliu, 4 months is a gripping portrayal of life in communist romania. Anamaria marinca and laura vasiliu play, respectively, otilia and gabita, two female friends and students who share a bucharest flat. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Download all yts 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality.
A college student anamaria marinca helps her roommate laura vasiliu get an illegal abortion. Feb, 2008 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days posted by corey hall on wed, feb, 2008 at 12. Balancing sardonic humour with a pitiful critique of romanian life under the crumbling rule of. Romanian drama uses hyperrealism to powerful effect. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Rent 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days 2007 on dvd and blu. Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at download 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days movies torrents.
Winner of the cannes palme dor, this emotional, provocative thriller follows two women who. In cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita desires an abortion, which was then illegal, not for moral reasons, but because ceausescu wanted more subjects to rule. She turns in desperation to her roommate otilia, who agrees to help her, and does. How far would you go for a friend gabita is pregnant, abortion is strictly forbidden in romania during the communist regime. With powerful performances that accentuate the characters flawed humanity, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a gutting account of the impossible choices women face when taking control of their bodies means breaking the law. Mar 22, 20 perhaps 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days ends up making a statement about gender and patriarchy without aiming to do so. Cristian mungiu on 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days three of them have been shot, three more in the next three months. She turns in desperation to her roommate otilia, who agrees to help her, and. As i was coming out of a screening of 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, as shaken up by the experience as i imagine everyone who has seen the film must be, i accidentally fell into step behind a couple she in her 20s or early 30s, he considerably older, both elegantly dressed who were making their reaction to what they had seen a matter for public remark. Romanian filmmaker cristian mungiu shot to international prominence with this rigorously realistic palme dorwinning second feature. One of those movies you dont know how it couldve been better executed.
There may not be enough films yet to constitute a trend, but the recent flowering of romanian cinemacourtesy of the coalblack comedies the death of mr. Released january 25th, 2008, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days stars anamaria marinca, laura vasiliu, vlad ivanov, alexandru potocean the movie has a runtime of about 1. But although otilias ordeal demands the patience of a kafka protagonist, it cannot be seen as in any way allegorical. Jun 06, 2019 looking to watch 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. National catholic register in a key scene of romanian writerdirector cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita dragut laura vasiliu and her college roommate and friend otilia anamaria marinca agree never again to discuss the horrific events of that day.
It is brutal and raw while staying aside any kind of sensationalism a movie around an abortion could easily get trapped. Today otilia books a room in a cheap hotel, where gabita is hoping to get rid of her baby with the help of a backstreet abortionist. Winner of the cannes palme dor, this emotional, provocative thriller follows two women who try to get an illegal abortion in romania, told in edgeofyourseat realtime. The highdefinition 1080p24hz presentation comes from a new 4k restoration undertaken by mingiu, scanned from the 35mm original negative. Subject and form are combined to harrowing effect for a gripping testimony of life, death and decisionmaking during the communist era. All images and subtitles are ed to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise. When things dont go as planned they find themselves in. You will find yourself puzzled with this question after you watch 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. Set in communist romania, its about a college student assisting her friend in arranging an illegal abortion.
Rent 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days 2007 starring anamaria marinca and laura vasiliu on dvd and bluray. If funding is not immediately forthcoming for mungius next feature and if anamaria marinca doesnt become one of the most sought after actresses in. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. May 31, 2015 a 1,290word film essay which analyzed the subjection and individual freedom of the female characters in the film 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days. The movie follows her and her friend otilia during the day she has made the appointment with mr.
It t ell s th e story of two students, roommates in a university. Gabita laura vasliu is almost five months into an unwanted pregnancy and in meek desperation turns to her friend and roommate, otilia anamaria marinca for help in organizing an illegal termination. In 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days it is an underground realm marked by perverse rules, where bebe is a law outside the law, meting out his own capricious punishments. Despite this it is common practice and gabita wants an abortion. Winner of the palme dor at cannes 2007 and widely considered one of the 50 greatest films of all time. With anamaria marinca, laura vasiliu, vlad ivanov, alexandru potocean. Anamaria marinca left and laura vasilu desperately seek help in the romanian film 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. Xvidneptune torrent or any other torrent from category. Read about the 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days dvd and browse other dvd movies. Cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days finally receives a release from the criterion collection. Romania still cringes under the brainless rule of ceausescu.
Find out where 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is streaming, if 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Helps her so much, indeed, she does everything but have the abortion herself. Winner of the prestigious palme dor at the 2007 cannes film festival, the movie is all the more brutally effective because it is so straightforward in its presentation, chronicling a day in the life of two young women caught. A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s romania. Four months, three weeks and two days film the guardian. Jan 11, 2008 four months, three weeks and two days. Apr 14, 2015 the story takes place in 1987, three years before abortion was made legal in romania, and an unspecified set of circumstances has led gabi. Director cristian mungius drama 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days unfolds in romania in the late 80s, during the last waning days of communist rule. Time is a formidable enemy in cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, and thus its appropriate that its scenes, shot in handheld cinemascope, are built around prolonged, pitilessly unblinking takes in which the camera doesnt always follow the actors, or even wait for them to appear. Mungiu reportedly planned 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days to be the first in a loose series of films titled tales from a golden age.
The film is presented on a dual layer disc in its original aspect ratio of 2. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Bebe vlad ivanov, is at once a monster, a necessity, and just another literally damned man working his own degraded and degrading angles in a. Jan 25, 2008 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days synopsis.
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