Cristian Mungiu

Cristian Mungiu (* April 27, 1968 in Iaşi ) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter and film producer. A wide audience it was his feature film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007 ) is known, which was awarded, among others, the Golden Palm of Cannes Film Festival and the European Film Awards.

Life

Cristian Mungiu was born in 1968 in Iasi, in northeastern Romania. The doctor's son studied English literature at the university of his native city. Then Mungiu worked for several years as a teacher, journalist and radio host, before he decided to study film studies at the Academy of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. He graduated from film school in 1998. In the same year he was the first assistant director on the filming of the wacky in Romania Canadian Adventure Teen Knight - involved back to the Middle Ages, which was soon followed by a position as second assistant director Radu Mihaileanu's award-winning World War II drama train of life ( 1998).

Two years later, Mungiu tried as a film director at first short film dramas, including zapping, Nici o întâmplare and Corul pompierilor, for which he also wrote the screenplays, and worked in the advertising industry. First success as a filmmaker paved him in 2002, his first feature film Occident, the other a branch between comedy and drama social study of the hopes for the future of young people in post-communist Romania. The Variety pointed to the inconspicuous black humor in the first half of the film out of the hold together the various storylines, and a historical perspective of conferred, and praised the West for its robust ensemble cast from stage and screen actors.

The film was represented at the 2002 Film Festival of Cannes in the Directors' Fortnight series of Realisateurs, was at the Film Festival of Thessaloniki and a year later awarded at the Festival International du film d' Amour in Mons, Belgium with prices. Followed in 2005 with Lost and Found one on the subject of "generation" acting compilation film with short films by young emerging directors from Eastern Europe to the Cristian Mungiu, at the invitation of the Federal Cultural Foundation, the episode Turkey Girl (English title: The girl and the turkey ) contributed. Here presented the filmmakers a young Romanian woman in the center, trying to fund her mother in Bucharest the expensive surgery, among other things by the displacement of their beloved turkey.

His breakthrough as a film director celebrated Cristian Mungiu, who has with the Bucharest Mobra film about his own production company, in 2007 luni with his second feature film 4, 3 şi 2 zile săptămâni ( Eng.: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days ). The work shows against the backdrop of the Ceauşescu regime in 1987, the story of two Romanian students (played by Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu ) on, who are confronted with the problem of unwanted pregnancy. 4 luni, 3 şi 2 zile săptămâni had its world premiere in 2007 at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, where the film is in competition for the Palme d'Or was represented. For the of German film critics as " stomach shocking ", " anxiety ", " strong" and " occupied great" Reviewed drama, part of a planned series entitled "Stories from the Golden age ," Mungiu won the FIPRESCI Prize in the international film critics and Be the first Romanian film director the Palme d'Or for best film of the festival. A few months later, Mungiu's film was selected in 2008 as the official Romanian Post for the nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards and won the European Film Awards 2007 in the categories film and directing.

In the evaluation of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days in Romania was confronted Cristian Mungiu with the problem of the small number of cinemas. Then he decided to drive himself his film with a borrowed from Germany projection equipment. Through private donations, he financed a caravan who hit the major cities in Romania, where there was no movie theater.

2009 looked Mungiu with the comedy Amintiri din Epoca de Aur (German: "Tales from the Golden Age " ) again back to the Ceauşescu years. The staged with four other directors film premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in 2009, where it received an invitation in the side section Un Certain Regard. " The first Romanian films about communism, which were made directly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, were very bad - the figures nothing more than mouthpieces for the views of their directors. Today we make films about this period with much less anger. The humor has helped the Romanians, this time to survive, so humor is, we thought a possible way to look back on it, "said Mungiu. 2010 was followed by the work on the script for Bogdan George Apetris feature film Periferic.

Five years after the success of 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days turned Mungiu 2012 Beyond the Hill ( Festival of English Title: Beyond the Hills), again a feature film project sole responsibility as director and screenwriter done. The work, co-produced by Jean -Pierre and Luc Dardenne, tells the story of two women who have grown up in an orphanage in Romania. While one travels to Germany, the other opts for a life in an Orthodox convent in the home. After returning to Romania, the woman tries to convince her friend to move to Germany, but must defend himself against the priesthood, and the obsession is suspected. Mungiu was inspired by his script from the non-fiction books of the Romanian author Tatiana Niculescu Bran. Beyond the mound earned him a 2012 his second invitation to compete in the Cannes Film Festival, where it received the award for best screenplay, while the two cinema debutantes Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan were honored with the Best Actor Award. In the same year was nominated for a European Film Award followed as best screenwriter.

2013 he was appointed to the jury of the 66th International Film Festival of Cannes.

Filmography

Film Director

  • 2000: Mix It Up (Short Film )
  • 2000: Nici o întâmplare (Short Film )
  • 2000: Corul pompierilor (Short Film )
  • 2002: Occident ( Occident )
  • 2007: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 şi 2 zile săptămâni )
  • 2012: Beyond the hill ( Dupa dealuri )

Screenwriter

  • 2000: Mix It Up (Short Film )
  • 2000: Nici o întâmplare (Short Film )
  • 2000: Corul pompierilor (Short Film )
  • 2002: Occident ( Occident )
  • 2007: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 şi 2 zile săptămâni )
  • 2012: Dupa dealuri

Film producer

  • 2005: Bucureşti Berlin (Short Film )

Awards

  • 2002: Audience Award at the International Film Festival of Thessaloniki Occident
  • 2002: Transilvania Trophy at the Transilvania International Film Festival for the West
  • 2003: FIPRESCI Prize at the Sofia International Film Festival for the West
  • 2003: Grand Prix and Prix Meuter - titration of Mons International Festival of Love Films for the West
  • 2005: Bourgas Municipality Price Silver Seagull on the Sofia International Film Festival for Lost and Found
  • 2007: Golden Palm and FIPRESCI Prize at the International Film Festival of Cannes for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
  • 2007: Bronze Horse of the Stockholm International Film Festival for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
  • 2007: European Film Award for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days ( Best Film, Best Director )
  • 2007: Grand Prix de la FIPRESCI for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
  • 2007: Hollywood World Award from the Hollywood Film Festival for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
  • 2008: Prize of the Sofia International Film Festival for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days ( Best Film from the Balkans )
  • 2008: Prize of the Argentine Film Academy for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days ( Best Foreign Film )
  • 2008: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days ( Best Foreign Film )
  • 2009: Chlotrudis Award for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days ( Best Screenplay )
  • 2009: Turia Award for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days ( Best Foreign Film )
  • 2012: Screenplay Award at the International Film Festival of Cannes for Beyond the Hill
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