12:08 East Of Bucharest By Corneliu Porumboiu
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12:08 East Of Bucharest A Cinematic Gem
Discover the charm of “12:08 East of Bucharest,” a thought-provoking comedy directed by Corneliu Porumboiu. This critically acclaimed film runs for 1 hour and 29 minutes, captivating audiences with its unique perspective on post-revolution Romania.
Key Features and Specifications
- Director: Corneliu Porumboiu Renowned for his storytelling, Porumboiu brings a masterful touch to the narrative.
- Genre: Comedy This film combines humor and satire, making profound observations about society.
- Language: Romanian with English and Spanish subtitles Enjoy authentic performances with accessible dialog.
- Media Formats: Available in multiple formats including NTSC, Widescreen, and Dolby surround sound Perfect for any viewing setup.
- Cast: Features talents like Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, and Luminita Gheorghiu A strong ensemble brings the characters to life.
- Product Dimensions: Compact size at 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches, weight of 2.72 ounces Easy to store and display.
- Release Date: October 9, 2007 A classic that remains relevant today.
- UPC: 842498020333 For easy reference and searchability.
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Customer reviews of “12:08 East of Bucharest” highlight the film’s witty dialogue and engaging storyline. Viewers appreciate its unique take on the complexities of life in Romania after the fall of communism. Many praise the performances of the cast, particularly Mircea Andreescu’s portrayal, which has garnered accolades for its authenticity.
However, some reviews note that the film’s slow pace may not appeal to everyone, particularly those seeking a quicker narrative. Despite this, the film is celebrated for its depth, making it a rewarding watch for viewers patient enough to savor the unfolding story.
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This film is essential viewing for those interested in global cinema, as it offers a comedic yet poignant view of societal changes. Its unique narrative structure and character-driven story render it a standout piece of art that deserves a place in your collection.
By choosing to watch and own this film, you support innovative storytelling from Romania, showcasing the talent of filmmakers fighting for representation on the global stage.
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Bogdan Tiganov –
The original title of this film can be translated as Was There or Wasn’t There? which is the name of the fictional TV programme in the film. Even today Romanians puzzle over this question. Was there or wasn’t there a revolution in 1989, Romania? And you watch this film and you keep waiting for an answer, and waiting…and then you realise what matters is that the real/fake revolution got the ball rolling. People can now freely ask: was there or wasn’t there a revolution?
12:08 East Of Bucharest is a delight to watch. Finely scripted, the dialogue is never anything less than sharp, to the point and amusing. As a viewer, I found myself going along with the three main characters (the sad old man desperate to be heard, the TV host lost in a meaningless world, the professor drowning his regrets) and feeling like they’re people I’ve met somewhere along the way, people I could relate to. So incredible is the acting (as pointed out, by respected reviewers, the timing of the actors is immaculate) I never once doubted the scenes that I was presented with or the ideas. And what better compliment is there than that? Don’t let the title put you off. Don’t let the lack of publicity put you off. If you’re a fan of European cinema, great cinema or original comedy you must watch 12:08 East Of Bucharest.
Bogdan Tiganov – author of The Wooden Tongue Speaks- Romanians: Contradictions & Realities
Deema –
This movie is amazing. If you liked, or just appreciated, “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu” then you are going to love this movie. This is not a light movie, it is a movie that makes you think, and it is especially meaningfull for Romanians. The cultural aspects are quite representative, and Romanians have lots to derive out of it, especially in terms of self-improvement (the character of Chan, the Chinese immigrant, is very usefull for this purpose). The one side note that I would like to make is that Romania is changing fast, and while this movie archives the way things looked (like the street views), these are changing fast…in Bucharest many of those buildings have been repaired and look unrecognizable…completely tranformed (and done well). If you have been to Romania five years ago, then you know it in the past, not as it is in the present. But anyways, I am quite proud when my college professors are asking me about the new cinema movement coming out of Romania, and I think this movie will be a great one to brag about.
Raymond Leslie Jones –
Nicely low key humour amidst the drabness of post communist life.
Michael H. –
Ich verstehe nicht, warum dieser Film einen Preis gewonnen und viele positive Kritiken erhalten hat. Der Film hat tatsächlich nicht mehr Handlung, als in der Produktbeschreibung geschrieben steht. In der ersten Hälfte des Films wird das triste Alltagsleben der beiden Hauptpersonen gezeigt. In der zweiten Hälfte findet die beschriebene Fernsehsendung statt, in der sie auftreten. Es ist Geschmackssache, was man unter gutem Humor versteht, aber meiner Ansicht nach ist der erste Teil völlig öde, allenfalls der zweite Teil hat einen gewissen Unterhaltungswert.
Nachdem es sich um einen Film über die rumänische Revolution handelt, der international vertrieben wird, wird damit auch eine Botschaft vermittelt. Ich frage mich, was der Produzent hier vermitteln wollte. Dass Rumänien ein heruntergekommenes Land ist? Menschen, die ständig pleite sind, weil sie ihr gesamtes Geld in Alkohol investieren, gibt es auch anderswo auf der Welt. Das trifft sicherlich auf die meisten Rumänen nicht zu. Tatsache ist jedenfalls, dass die Revolution stattgefunden hat und erfolgreich war, unabhängig davon, ob es zwei Demonstranten mehr oder weniger waren.
Saskia Brandner –
Ich kann mich an diesem Film einfach nicht sattsehen!!
Der Regisseur Corneliu Porumboiu schafft es auf wunderbare Art und Weise, ein ernstes Thema, nämlich den Untergang des Kommunismus in Rumänien, mit so viel Situationskomik zu füllen, dass man dem Sog nicht widerstehen kann, den es auf den Zuschauer ausübt.
Es geht in diesem Film in erster Linie nicht um Politik, sondern um den Alltag der drei Hauptakteure, die auf unterschiedliche Art und Weise ihr Leben meistern. Der Zuschauer leidet und lacht mit ihnen und gerät dabei in den Bann einer Eigendynamik, bis die Charaktere im Fernsehstudio des Lokalsenders zusammentreffen und es zum Showdown kommt.
Grandiose Schauspieler, bei denen man sogar auf die Idee kommen könnte, es handele sich um einen Dokumentarfilm, machen es dem Zuschauer leicht, sich mit den Figuren zu identifizieren und sie ins Herz zu schließen.
Wer einen Hollywood-Blockbuster erwartet, könnte hungrig bleiben, für Feinschmecker des europäischen Films ist es aber ein Leckerbissen!
EES –
The film itself is witty and I enjoyed it immensely. Unfortunately I did not get to watch it on the dvd I bought because it arrived damaged, something I didn’t discover until outside the 30-day window.
StBucuresti –
This is a sad attempt of a director trying to appear ‘deep.’ Yeah, seriously I don’t know what kind of person enjoys these type of movies. The kind where you want something (ANYTHING) to happen, and nothing ever does.
I bought it thinking I would learn something ; unfortunately the only thing I can draw from it is that Europeans (and my Romanian folk) in general need to STOP making movies about nothing. (And academies need to stop praising these sad sad SAD attempts at cinematography – a bad movie is a bad movie. Nothing more, nothing less…)
J. C Clark –
Well, it lied. I’m not sure what was supposed to be funny. I was neither laughing out loud, happily bemused, or gently tickled. Which of these characters is comic? The alcoholic professor who borrows money everywhere and lacks a spine? The cantankerous old man who has lost a dearly loved wife? The talk show host who cannot get either his guests or staff to cooperate as he attempts to build a TV station in some small town? While there could have been a human comedy here, that isn’t what I saw.
These are small people, who once grappled with great events. And while the premise sounded promising, the results were far short. Was the professor actually at the square that day? I don’t know. But it seems as if his memory is fueled by alcohol and regret. Who knows? Does it matter? Did the old man participate? After the fact, when others came streaming out to celebrate the overthrow of Communism. Someone else did the work; they were hangers-on and bystanders, like most of us. And maybe they wish they weren’t. Courage, especially in Communist countries, was, and is, a rare commodity for a reason–the brave often ended up dead.
Post Communist Romania does not look like a happy place. The film is gray and grimy. The houses are squalid. The streets are empty. Everything looks cheap, shabby, and crowded. And then, at the end, the snow starts coming down, and for a day at least, the world will look to be a lovely place. But the overt symbolism of the lights going off and coming on was a little heavy handed, with too much time spent watching those lights. Poignant, maybe. But not hilarious.
So, if the theme of this movie is that people like to remember themselves more heroically than they actually were, well, then I guess that’s true. Not a lot there, though the material was available, and this small film about small people never really generated the traction necessary for me to care.
Alex Udvary –
I first saw “12:08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost?)” last year at the International Chicago Film Festival, where I absolutely fell in love with it. I thought it was the best film I saw at the festival. Since then I have went on and on about how funny the film was. Today it opened in Chicago and I went to see it again. Some of the magic was gone after a second viewing but that probably has more to do with me then the film.
The film is the directorial debut of Corneliu Porumboiu, whom prior to this had only directed two short films. “12:08 East of Bucharest” comes on the heels of a sudden rush of interest in Romanian cinema. Last year “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu” was distributed here, which was one of my favorite films of the year, and this year the winner of the golden palm at the Cannes Film Festival was also a Romanian film entitled “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamini si 2 zile)”.
This film puts into question whether or not a certain town in Romania took part in the revolution on December 22nd, 1989. A local television show, hosted by Virgil Jderescu (Teodor Corban) is going to celebrate the sixteenth anniversary of that fateful day. On the show will be two guest, each of whom claim to have been there. Tiberiu Manescu (Ion Sapdaru, who appeared in one of Porumboiu’s short films, “A Trip to the City” and is also in “The Paper Will Be Blue”, also dealing with the Romanian Revolution) is a history teacher, with several debts, and a slight drinking problem. He says he and three other teachers showed up at the town square to protest and rejoice at the decline of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and the end of communism.
The other guest, Emanoil Piscoci (Mircea Andreescu), known by everyone for playing Santa Clause, says he didn’t show up at the town square until he saw on television there was a revolt. But each man states assuredly there was a revolt in their town.
Soon things get a little complicated as viewers call in and start to dispute with the guest. Everyone claims to have been there but no one can agree on a time they were there.
At the heart of “12:08 East of Bucharest” is a story about our collective memories and the blurry line between fact and fiction. Did a revolt happen in the town or do the residents just think it did because of the celebrating they saw on tv? Also into question is the idea of what makes a hero? When the host of the show trys to pin down one of the guest on whether he showed up before or after “12:08”, the time of the revolution, the guest responds, “one trys to makes what revolution they can.”
When we look at “12:08 East of Bucharest” in this light it is comparable to Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Spider’s Stratagem”, which was also a story about fact and fiction. Both films question history and our idea of heroes.
When I first saw this film I thought it was one of the all-time great political satires. On par with such films as “Duck Soup”, “Diplomaniacs” and “Million Dollar Legs”. Now after a second viewing it didn’t seem as off-the-wall to me. I also thought it was one of the best Romanian films I had ever seen. Now after seeing such films as “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu” and several movies by Nicolae Margineanu, I’m not so sure about that. But despite everything “12:08 East of Bucharest” does bring up some interesting ideas. There is some substance to this story. Especially in a world with stories about Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch. What makes a hero? Does the government ever blend fact and fiction? Is a lie ever more important then the truth?
I may not be as overcomed with joy with “12:08 East of Bucharest” as I was when I first saw it but the film still seems fresh and I did laugh at it several times. Maybe I just need to see it again…
Bottom-line: Corneliu Porumboiu’s directorial debut is a fresh and funny film questioning our ideas on fact and fiction, history and heroes. It may turn out to be one of the year’s best films.
L. Davidson –
I found this low budget Romanian film to be particuarly tedious and totally unfunny.The bulk of this rather short film is situated in a small town TV studio where several participants reminisce about their role in the removal of Ceaucescu sixteen years previously.Was it a revolution or not ? Was a drunken history teacher in the town square or not ? Who cares. The film is set against a backdrop of a drab, run down Romanian townscape and all of the actors are equally drab and they look bored throughout. “12.08” is far from riveting viewing to say the least and the sheer monotony of watching it left me somewhat stunned.
David Posman –
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