Two More Romanian Films At Cannes Festival This Year

The announcement was made in a Thursday press conference held by Gilles Jacob, the president of the festival, and Thierry Fremaux, the event’s general delegate, and broadcast online by French TV station TF1.

“Memories from the Golden Age,” directed by 2007 Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu, brings the best known 1980s Romanian urban legends to the screen, bringing back the sense of humor which helped Romanians survive the period. The film will also start the eighth edition of The Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF), held between May 29 and June 7.

“Policeman. Adjective,” initially going by the title “Intermediary,” is the story of a policeman from a city in the country, played by Dragos Bucur. As he investigates a minor case involving a high school pupil, he comes to lose faith in his job. This comedy was produced early this year in Vaslui, Porumboiu’s home town, which was also the setting of the director’s debut – “12:08 East of Bucharest” -, which received a Camera d’Or at Cannes 2006. The film’s Romanian premiere will be at TIFF.

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