Romanian „4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days” Among Times’ Best 100 Films Of The Decade

Mungiu’s 2007 Palm d’Or winning film tells the story of two students, Gabita (Laura Vasiliu) and Otilia (Anamaria Marinca), the first of which is looking to have a mid-term abortion in 1987, during Ceausescu’s oppressive regime, when abortion was illegal.

Besides the Cannes trophy, Mungiu’s film and its actors went on to win numerous other prestigious awards both in Europe and overseas.

The 100 Best Films of the Decade ranking places Paul Thomas Anderson’s „There Will Be Blood” on the 63th spot, while Gus Van Sant’s „Milk” is ranked at 53.

Films ranked lower than Mungiu’s include „Hotel Rwanda” by Terry George, „Bowling for Columbine” by Michael Moore, „Amores Perros” by Alejandro González Iñárritu, „The Orphanage” by de Juan Antonio Bayona, „Control” by Anton Corbijn, „Gomorrah” by Matteo Garrone, „Volver” by Pedro Almodovar, „The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” by Peter Jackson, „Irreversible” by Gaspar Noé, „The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” by Julian Schnabel and „Eternal Dunshine of the Spotless Mind” by Michel Gondry.

The decade’s best film is „Cache” by Michael Haneke, followed by „The Bourne Ultimatum” by Paul Greengrass, „No Country for Old Men” by Joel and Ethan Coen, „Grizzly Man” by Werner Herzog, „Team America: World Police” by South Park creator Trey Parker, Oscar-winning „Slumdog Millionaire” by Danny Boyle, „The Last King of Scotland” by Kevin Macdonald, „Casino Royale” by Martin Campbell, „The Queen” by Stephen Frears and „Hunger” by Steve McQueen.