4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS
CRISTIAN MUNGIU | ROMANIA | 2007 | 113 MIN | NR | ROMANIAN, BELGIUM | 35MM
Cristian Mungiu (R.M.N., 2022) astounded the world with his masterful Palme d’Or-winning debut depicting the waning years of communism in Romania and the plight of two college women going to increasingly dangerous lengths to obtain an abortion.
Cast: Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society’s Movie Club series.
Movie Club is a new monthly film series designed around the needs of film enthusiasts and students of cinema to be a forum for discussions of film analysis, aesthetics, history, and production. We kick off MOVIE CLUB with an ongoing showcase of first films by groundbreaking filmmakers from around the world and across film history. Each film will feature an introduction, robust post-viewing discussion, and a packet of suggested additional viewing, listening, and reading.