Its certainly not the kind of film that is seen very often, even at festivals, as its not exactly photogenic. Story from ferentari 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Story from ferentari is a film that breaks cinematic norms by offering an intimate portrayal of a love story taking place within the roma community living on the most marginal margins of bucharest. Find out what is showing at ster kinekor, nu metro and independent cinemas around south africa. Not the ideal location for a gay romance, yet introverted academic adi and chubby street hood alberto fall for one another. But theres already more than enough to shout about, so heres an entry on what we know so far, and of course, well be updating it as more titles are announced. A story from ferentari trailer iffr 2018 international film festival rotterdam. When adi, an anthropologist researching regional pop music, meets alberto, a burly roma excon, the two lonely souls enter into a relationship that tests the societal and moral taboos of their community. Adi 40, a young anthropologist, recently left by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari in bucharest with the desire of writing a study on pop music of the roma community. The 2nd edition of the international pitching forum for films and series for the young spectator will take place on september 2628, 2018 in warsaw during the 5th kids film festival.
The 2018 selection boasts new films by striking talents who have emerged this year. Story from ferentari ivana mladenovic iffr 2018 119. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. These are the screening details for the film and while you are there, you should catch their entire section dedicated to. A soldiers story is a 1984 american drama film directed by norman jewison, adapted by charles fuller from his pulitzer prize winning off broadway production a soldiers play. Reykjavik international film festival denmark 4 october 2017 cph. Story from ferentari, and yes, that is the correct punctuation, is a curiosity of a film. A list of 196 films compiled on letterboxd, including 55 steps 2017, borg vs mcenroe 2017, breathe 2017, the catcher was a spy 2018 and chappaquiddick 2017. Rotterdam film festival reveals 2018 bright future. This is my third pass at writing down my thoughts on the abcs of death. The 2017 discovery programme lineup is also a big one for film lovers. Adi, an anthropology student, moves there to work on his thesis on manele pop music. I must admit that i am approaching the writing of this text with some fear. The largest program dedicated to romanian cinema presented in the u.
Poveste din ferentari at san sebastian film on set for soldiers. Story from ferentari, is ground breaking for romanian cinema. San sebastian film festival barbara albert, alexandros. Story from ferentari is a 2017 romanian drama film directed by ivana mladenovic and based on the novel with the same title by adrian schiop. Story from ferentari full movie in hd visit movie 472389 adi 40, a shy and introverted anthropologist who got re. Adi, a young anthropologist recently left by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the poorest neighbourhood in bucharest, with the desire of. With dan bursuc, sorin cocis, cezar grumazescu, kana hashimoto.
Her filmography includes shorts such as milky way 2007, pizza love 2008, afterparty 2009, skin 2011 and if 6 was 9 20, selected for international festivals. The film tells the story of adi schiop, an introverted anthropologist who moves into ferentari, an illfamed neighbourhood of bucharest, to study for his phd in manele music. A chat with romanian director ivana mladenovic, whose gay love story, soldiers. The international film festival rotterdam has been rolling out the lineup for its 2018 edition january 24 through february 4 in quick spurts over the past few weeks, and its far from complete. In order to study manele music adi, a shy fortysomething, moves in to the notorious ferentari neighborhood where he meets excon alberto. He moves to ferentari, where he wants to write a phd thesis on manele, the mu.
A soldiers story is a 2015 nigerian action drama film directed by frankie ogar. Adrian schiops autobiographical novel was quite the sensation when it came out in 20. Unlike many low budget films with an axe to grind, this movie tucked the axe into an interesting array of moderately paced action as opposed to slow, which one might expect from an indie characterdriven action movie, reasonably well crafted fight scenes which, by necessity and perhaps good taste, relied heavily upon very slow motion and. Tiff 2017 complete film list, a list of films by jc. A contemporary love story set in the most notorious outcast neighborhood of bucharest. Based on the fictionalized biography of screenplay writer and lead actor adrian schiop, the film is set within the social borders of bucharests impoverished roma ghetto of ferentari, where adi, a thirtysomething anthropologist, moves to begin his field research into manele pop music. After meeting alberto vasile paveldigudai, a romani former convict who was sexually abused in prison, they begin a romantic relationship. Made by a single filmmaker, a tiny crew, and 42 inspired actors, this is a truly independent film. The film is first and foremost a love story between two individuals san sebastian 2017. Here is lises letterboxd in toronto tiff discussion thread. Inspired by childrens educational abc books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. Soldiers three is a 1951 american adventure film based upon an element of several short stories by rudyard kipling featuring the same trio of british soldiers, and starring stewart granger, walter pidgeon, and david niven. It had tope tedela, linda ejiofor and daniel k daniel in lead roles.
The film is first and foremost a love story between two individuals. Schiops character adi arrives at the bucharest ghetto known as ferentari to study its peoples music of choice. Mar 30, 2018 it is true however that the film rises up to meet a completely real phenomenon. Former editor for the art7 cultural platform and former film programmer for the horror saturday section of the romanian cinematheque. Ivana mladenovic was born in serbia and studied film directing at the bucharest national university of theatre and film unatc. Romeo and juliet in contemporary romania, with a soundtrack of rousing manele pop. A story from ferentari trailer iffr 2018 by international film festival rotterdam. He soaks up the local culture at a seedy bar where he meets a guide, alberto. Story from ferentari 2017 was her debut feature fiction film. Story from ferentari da 2018 premiered in toronto iff in 2017 and san sebastian iff competition special mention sebastiano award and was awarded prix decouverte at namur fff, cineuropa prize at trieste iff, special mention. Sep 20, 2017 based on lead actor adrian schiops fictionalized biography, ivana mladenovics soldiers. Adi 40, a shy and introverted anthropologist who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, most notorious outcasted neighborhood in bucharest. Inspired by the herman melville novel billy budd, writer charles fuller created the pulitzer prizewinning a soldiers play, which he then adapted into this film drama in 1984, for socially.
Poarta alba white gate film romanesc drama cinepub duration. Story from ferentari has probably been on every persons reading list since then, so an. Its directed by a woman, ivana mladenovic, but features few females, and even fewer actors, the stars are nonprofessionals. Story from ferentari is described in its official synopsis as a romeo and juliet tale. The film does portray the brutality of life in romania and also the family mentality of. In 20 she was selected for a seven month scriptwriting residency in berlin, in the frame of nipkow program. Making waves and film forum announce the romanians.
Sweating the small stuff, ninomiya ryutaro, japan, 2017 as his surrogate mother lies gravely ill, quietly explosive ryutaro hits an emotional edge. Pix germany 8 october 2017 hamburg film festival serbia 30 november 2017 faf belgrade sweden 27 january 2018 goteborg film festival netherlands 28 january 2018 international film festival rotterdam romania 2 february 2018. A story from ferentari peter jay sharp building bam rose cinemas. Story from ferentari has probably been on every persons. Adi 40, a shy and introverted anthropologist who recently got dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the most notorious outcast neighbourhood in bucharest. Rotterdam 2018 lineup the current the criterion collection. A black military officer who is also a lawyer is sent to investigate the murder of a black sergeant in louisiana near the end of world war ii.
Story from ferentari 2018 online subtitrat in romana. Making waves, cinema projects and film forum announce the romanians 30 years of cinema revolution november 15 26 12 days the largest program dedicated to romanian cinema presented in the u. Starring dan bursuc, sorin cocis and cezar grumazescu. First time in 6 years i wont be able to go, but i still want to keep track and stay updated on whats happening throughout tiff. The depth of bemused adis attachment is anyones guess, whereas alberto while occasionally full of macho bluster is as slobberingly. He meets alberto, a roma exconvict, who promises to help adi. Her first documentary feature film, turn off the lights, premiered at the tribeca festival in 2012. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death. Film critic since 2008, film lover since he was 4 years old.
Soldatii poveste din ferentari 2017 film romanesc online. In 2018, queer porto has as a special guest the american cult writer dennis cooper, largely influenced by the punk and queercore movements, who recently embarked on the movies. Story from ferentari shows a world of poverty and futility possessing few avenues of escape for those born within. Romanian distributor microfilm is in charge of its domestic release on 2 february 2018. Story from ferentari was produced by hi film productions romania and coproduced by film house bas celik serbia and frakas productions france. Based on lead actor adrian schiops fictionalized biography, ivana mladenovics soldiers. In 2016 she made her debut as an actress in radu judes scarred hearts, whcih premiered in competition at locarno ff. Story from ferentari, is groundbreaking for romanian cinema. From the producer of muchdiscussed romanian film aferim and of german hit toni erdmann comes the bold, impressive film debut by ivana mladenovic.
Beta cinema is responsible for international sales. This year marks the 50th anniversary of reenactment by lucian pintilie, the romanian film considered the best in the history of romanian cinema by the romanian film critics association. Adi, a shy and introverted anthropologist, who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the poorest and most notorious neighborhood of bucharest. Story from ferentari 2018 online lektor pl inne informacje dystrybucja.
Story from ferentari was produced by hi film productions. Story from ferentari 2017 adrian schiop and vasile pavel in soldiers. Set within bucharests impoverished ghetto ferentari, ivana mladenovics intimate narrative debut navigates the unexpected relationship that. Welcome to ferentari, bucharests ghetto largely inhabited by roma. International film festival rotterdam reveals first films. The family complete 2010 sero discordantes 2019 payton collins. November 3, 2018 tackling dark topics like abuse, poverty and dysfunctional love, the drama film is unapologetically blunt and does little to cover up the harsh reality of living in one of romania.
International film festival rotterdam revealed the first series of titles in its 2018 bright future main program, the festivals home for upandcoming filmmakers with a unique style and vision. Story from ferentari is based on the eponymous, semiautobiographical book by adrian schiop, who also plays the lead in this loose adaptation. Serbia, 1984 she became known as director of fiction short films and documentaries that were presented in festivals worldwide. The film selection committee of the walloniabrussels federations film and audiovisual centre has revealed the. This contemporary gay love story set in the poorest neighborhood of buchare. Producer ada solomon, whose credits include calin peter netzers berlin golden bear winner childs pose, radu judes berlin silver bear winner aferim. A story from ferentari, is competing for the blue angel award at the 26th art film fest, running through 23 june 2018 in kosice, located in southeastern slovakia. He wants to write a study on manele music, the pop music of the roma community. Story from ferentari is the feature film debut by ivana mladenovic kladovo, serbia, 1984. Alberto is a colourful character, a gregarious man with a gambling addiction and 14 years of prison. An unexpected romance blossoms between two men amid a ramshackle bucharest neighborhood in this tender, offbeat love story.
Puentes project killing the dead now in development in development preproduction january 2018. Story from ferentari,ivana mladenovic, romaniaserbiabelgium, 2017 a contemporary love story between an exconvict and a shy anthropologist, set in the roma outskirts of bucharest. This romanian, serbian and belgian coproduction tells the tale of a young anthropologist who heads for ferentari, the poorest district of bucharest, to write a study on pop music among the roma community. Jan 27, 2018 story from ferentari 2018 online lektor pl a 2018 0127t22. This is the biggest discovery programme to date, with 25% more titles than the 2016 roster and twothirds of the selection world premiering at tiff. Adi 40, a shy and introverted anthropologist, who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the poorest and most notorious neighborhood of bucharest. All the talents of bright future iffr international film. Poveste din ferentari is a 2017 romania serbia belgium drama by ivana mladenovic. Schiops character adi arrives at the bucharest ghetto known. Story from ferentari, ivana mladenovic, romaniaserbiabelgium, 2017 a contemporary love story between an exconvict and a shy anthropologist, set in the roma outskirts of bucharest. The film critic flavia dima accepted our invitation to write about this work of art.
Cooper will be in porto, along with zac farley, to present their film permanent green light, and for a meeting with festival viewers the festival opens with the documentary bixa travesty, winner of the last berlinales. Sep 12, 2017 set within bucharests impoverished ghetto ferentari, ivana mladenovics intimate narrative debut navigates the unexpected relationship that blossoms between. In ferentari, a place frozen in the 90s anarchy, where the trick is law and gipsy music is heard everywhere, adi wakes up in a world of contrasts, with cunning and homeless people, with wise guys and drugged in short, in a gated community, where the suckers like him have no chance. Soldier from tomorrow, a 1957 short story by harlan ellison, also published under the title soldier the soldier poem, a poem by rupert brooke fifth in a series entitled 1914. Adi 40, a shy and introverted anthropologist who recently got dumped by his girlfriend, moves to ferentari, the most notorious outcast neighborhood in bucharest. A story from ferentari by ivana mladenovic trailer geomovies.
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