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Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Toma Cuzin, Victor Rebengiuc, Alexandru Bindea, Mihaela Sirbu, Adina Cristescu, Serban Pavlu, Gabriel Spahiu (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Eastern Europe, 1835. Two riders cross a barren landscape in the middle of Wallachia. They are the gendarme Costandin and his son. Together they are searching for a 'gypsy slave' who has run away from his nobleman master and is suspected of having an affair with the noble's wife. Whilst the unflappable Costandin comments on every situation with a cheery aphorism, his son takes a more contemplative view of the world. On their odyssey they encounter people of different nationalities and beliefs: Turks and Russians, Christians and Jews, Romanians and Hungarians. Each harbours prejudices against the others which have been passed down from generation to generation. And even when the 'slave' Carfin is found, the adventure is far from over ... (Berlinale)
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(50th KVIFF) A western trip to a Romanian village in the first half of the 19th century. Very credible and very particular. The creators were surprisingly successful at recreating the life of that place during that time (or they were surprisingly successful at giving the impression that they were successful at recreating this reality – I can’t tell, I’m not a historian or an expert in Romania :D). The humour is effective mainly because of how they speak about things in a way that wouldn’t be possible today. An interesting story, though it could have been a little shorter. 75 %
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Eine durchweg Schwarzweißkarikatur von Fremdenfeindlichkeit und nationalistischer Selbsttäuschung, welche sich in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts in Rumänien abspielt. Ein ironisches Grinsen über dem gesunden Menschenverstand und der Tendenz, die eigenen moralischen Fehler sowie Zugeständnisse mit einer Flut an Aphorismen zu vertuschen, in welchen der gewöhnliche Mensch den Kürzeren zieht und ausschließlich die anderen miese Kerle sind. Ein durchweg lethargischer "Eastern", welcher die Vorliebe meiner innigsten Schwächer für eine ähnliche Art an Geschichten, nutzlosen Charakteren sowie ihre Neigung zum Sentiment über ihr eigenes Schicksal hat anklingen lassen. #kviff2015
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At a time when top politics is run by redneck pundits who use their nationality as the main argument for their own superiority, Aferim! is a welcome biting critique of the immutability of the subject, no matter how much more advanced we consider ourselves to be than 200 years ago. The emphasis on national identity, the fear of everything that is not ours, the chauvinism, corruption, and human pettiness seemingly hiding behind costumes, pendants, songs, traditions, and aphorisms that cannot lie when passed down from generation to generation. The deep-rootedness of human fear and resentment taken by Radu Jude from historical texts and songs, which is most frightening by virtue of the fact that this may be a historical film, but it could just as well be prescient science fiction for Eastern Europe (and therefore for us). It is not even remotely a comedy.
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This film just wasn’t my kind of thing. It’s probably not the film’s fault, I just made the wrong choice. It was full of lengthy conversations about topics that I didn’t find interesting. Thirty minutes into the film, I realized that I didn't really care if the runaway was caught or if he escaped. I was just hoping for it to end soon.
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After a long time, a movie came out that once again perfectly suited the black and white execution. With modern technology, black and white simply looks beautiful. The film, which seems like a conversational drama on horses, ultimately turns out to be quite a cruel film showing what it can also mean to go against one's master. This is not just about two riders.
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