All the grand poobahs of the film world continue to heap praise on the film Aferim: It’s post-medieval (early 1800s, actually) Wallachia, and the two chatty riders we meet are mercenary “constables” traversing a peasant landscape of plague, frontier justice, and gypsy slaves. Haven’t seen it myself but honestly, it sounds terrible. In the past 10 years I’ve seen only one kind of Romanian film … Continue reading Romania’s Best High Plains Comedy
If you’re in Paris today, you can meet Varujan Vosganian at the launch of the French translation of his novel, “The Book of Whispers”. The original Romanian version (Cartea Soaptelor) can be found here. I see that Vosganian was in Prague last week for the Czech language launch. I’ve seen Persian, Spanish, Armenian and German language versions for sale, but so far, I can’t seem … Continue reading 2016 A Banner Year for Vosganian
My Twitter feed has been exploding lately as a popular director named Vikhram Bhatt has been howling about winter while shooting on location near Sinaia: [Bhatt] is all praise for the local crew who are hospitable and helpful, teaching their `brave’ Indian counterparts how to survive the Transylvania winter. “They are telling us what food to eat and how we can protect ourselves from the … Continue reading Indian Director Freezing His Nuts Off in Romania
I’m always on the hunt for interesting stories and developments in Romania, or by Romanians, but this one has to be one of the best that I’ve seen in a while. A Romanian photographer named Dragos Ionescu went to Britain to study photography. After a few years, he decided to shoot “cinematic” photos of his elderly grandfather. Amazing stuff! Click on the link to see … Continue reading Shooting Grandfather
Just yesterday I revealed Victoria “Fuck the EU” Nuland’s grand plan for the Republic of Moldova, and I see that she gave a little speech at the American Embassy in Bucharest yesterday after a private dinner with PM Ciolos and President Klaus. Nuland only speaks English but the text isn’t available on the embassy’s website so you can read the Romanian translation here or read … Continue reading Nuland Reveals Plan to Crush Democracy in RM
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