This is a comment dedicated to setting things straight about the way this movie was filmed.It is the very first movie directed by Horatiu Malaele,please try to keep that in mind before watching it and complaining about some inconsistencies in the story line.I would very much like to see if Spielberg or Hitchcock did better in their first movies.It is not a masterpiece,nor the best description of the period, granted,but it is touching and the characters manage to grow on you if you just give this movie a chance.
The story is simple,placed in a period that is not as well known of the communist period in Romania,after the WW2,when Russian troops still occupied the country.
The movie begins with a present day filming crew that wants to make a movie about the paranormal activities reported in a village.The village mayor takes them to the site where these reports occur and on the way he begins to tell the story of what had happened there a long time ago.
The movie flashes back to 1950 and presents the everyday lives of the people living there and,in particular,the lives of Mara and Iancu,two youngsters that decide to get married.The rest of the movie presents what problems they encounter on their wedding day.
I was particularly impressed with the movie because of the stories my grandfather told about this period and the fact that this movie presents several aspects that coincide with what he said.
I'll give it a 9 because it is a good first movie for a new director and the story is well written and the characters perform true to life.
The story is simple,placed in a period that is not as well known of the communist period in Romania,after the WW2,when Russian troops still occupied the country.
The movie begins with a present day filming crew that wants to make a movie about the paranormal activities reported in a village.The village mayor takes them to the site where these reports occur and on the way he begins to tell the story of what had happened there a long time ago.
The movie flashes back to 1950 and presents the everyday lives of the people living there and,in particular,the lives of Mara and Iancu,two youngsters that decide to get married.The rest of the movie presents what problems they encounter on their wedding day.
I was particularly impressed with the movie because of the stories my grandfather told about this period and the fact that this movie presents several aspects that coincide with what he said.
I'll give it a 9 because it is a good first movie for a new director and the story is well written and the characters perform true to life.