She turns in desperation to her roommate otilia, who agrees to help her, and. In 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days it is an underground realm marked by perverse rules, where bebe is a law outside the law, meting out his own capricious punishments. There may not be enough films yet to constitute a trend, but the recent flowering of romanian cinemacourtesy of the coalblack comedies the death of mr. The accidental feminism of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. In 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film about a young woman who helps a friend secure an abortion, the camera doesnt follow the action. National catholic register in a key scene of romanian writerdirector cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita dragut laura vasiliu and her college roommate and friend otilia anamaria marinca agree never again to discuss the horrific events of that day. You are 4 weeks and 2 days pregnant choose your week. Starring anamaria marinca, laura vasiliu, vlad ivanov, alexandru potocean. It is in the aftermath of the infamous decree that writerdirector cristian mungiu set his 2007 film 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, which would go on to win palme dor at the cannes film festival and nearuniversal praise from film critics all around the world.
Duration 1 min 49 sec views 116,672 posted on november 29, 2007 director cristian mungiu writer cristian mungiu studio ifc films release january 25, 2008 cast anamaria marinca. Set in 1987 communist romania, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a 2007 romanian film that follows two college friends on their mission to carry out an illegal abortion. A film about compromises and the implications of the parents role. Le film 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days 2007 vostfr admin 20170629t01. Released january 25th, 2008, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days stars anamaria marinca, laura vasiliu, vlad ivanov, alexandru potocean the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a.
The movie follows her and her friend otilia during the day she has made the appointment with mr. They soon find themselves saddled with an overwhelming problem. Anamaria marinca and laura vasiliu play, respectively, otilia and gabita, two female friends and students who share a bucharest flat. The film is simplistic in its storytelling from its story that is told almost in real.
Despite this it is common practice and gabita wants an abortion. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. As i was coming out of a screening of 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, as shaken up by the experience as i imagine everyone who has seen the film must be, i accidentally fell into step behind a couple she in her 20s or early 30s, he considerably older, both elegantly dressed who were making their reaction to what they had seen a matter for public remark. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In cristian mungius 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, gabita desires an abortion, which was then illegal, not for moral reasons, but because ceausescu wanted more subjects to rule.
The film is dark, gloomy and without music, but it is also observant and highly. Romania still cringes under the brainless rule of ceausescu. The film is set in communist romania in the final years of. A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in 1980s romania. This is a film about cruelty, but one which channels humanity. Months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a 2007 romanian art film with drama and thriller elements, written and directed by cristian mungiu and starring anamaria.
In unflinching but empathetic detail, the film recounts the events of twentyfour. Shepler professor janna van grunsven phil 10 may 2015 a film essay on 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days which analyses the subjection and individual freedom of gabita and otilia introduction in his philosophical text the subjection of women, john stuart mill argues that the morality of justice must not only include equality. The film makers all performed with such excellence that the viewer is drawn in and shares, feels, albeit. Director cristian mungius drama 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days unfolds in romania in the late 80s, during the last waning days of communist rule. Watch it immediately after the film and let your jaw drop in disbelief. With powerful performances that accentuate the characters flawed humanity, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days is a gutting account of the impossible choices women face when taking control of their bodies means breaking the law. The film is set in communist romania in the final years of the nicolae ceau.
A film essay on 4 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days which. You are 4 weeks and 2 days pregnant familyeducation. A woman assists her friend in arranging an illegal abortion in. How far would you go for a friend gabita is pregnant, abortion is strictly forbidden in romania during the communist regime. The movie follows her and her friend otilia during the day she has made the appointment. While the plot is fairly simple and straightforward, the movie is filmed in a way that you feel every emotion along with the two main characters. Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion. Winner of the prestigious palme dor at the 2007 cannes film festival, the movie is all the more brutally effective because it is so straightforward in its presentation, chronicling a day in the life of two young women caught in. I was fortunate to see this film during the tiff last week. In the last days of communism in romania, a college student wants to end her. Cristian mungius film is a nightmare of socialrealist suspense, a jewel of what it.
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