Data publicarii: 14 Aprilie 2008
CARAVANA ASTRA FILM la DEVA
Iunie
06.06.2008 - Children of the Decree / Nascuti la comanda. Decreteii (Florin Iepan, Romania, 2004, 68 min)
In October 1966 Nicolae Ceausescu siged Decree no. 770, which made abortions illegal in Romania. The punishment was imprisonment. The only exceptions were women over 40 and those who had at least 4 children in care. For the Dictator, the decree was the birth certificate of the New Man, obtained through racial and ethnical purification. In reality, Ceausescu symbolically signed his own death sentence: "after a quarter of a century, he was going to be killed by the very children born at his own command". Born on command is above all a testimony aimed to prevent people from forgetting and repeating the mistakes of the past.
Un film despre soarta femeii in societatea comunista. Pe vremea lui Ceausescu, maternitatea devenea o problema de stat, materializata in celebrul Decret 770. Mii de femei au platit cu viata pentru ca au incercat sa scape de o sarcina nedorita. Atunci au venit pe lume copiii numiti "decreteii", dubland natalitatea. Ceausescu voia sa creeze astfel "omul nou". Dar "decreteii" sunt, in majoritate, chiar cei care l-au inlaturat de la putere pe Ceausescu, in decembrie 1989. Marturii emotionante ale unor doctori si asistente medicale, precum si ale unor vedete ale timpului si ale unor oameni obisnuiti, presarate cu amintiri dintr-o epoca nu foarte indepartata.
Participari :
ASTRA FILM FEST 2006, Programe speciale Retro Romania si Francofonia
13.06.2008 - The Underground Orchestra/ Orchestra subterana (Heddy Honigmann, Holland, 1997, 105 min)
A Venezuelan harp player, a violinist from Sarajevo, an Argentinean piano player, a Malayan singer and a Romanian zither player are the miscellaneous leading characters in this documentary. Although the film is called "The Underground Orchestra" and initially seems to deal with people who make a living by playing music in the passages of the Parisian subway, the scene of the action gradually shifts to the life above-ground. On the one hand, because shooting a film in the Parisian subway is forbidden since a series of bomb attacks occurred there. On the other hand, an "underground" world also seems to exist at the surface: many of the musicians who are portrayed have left their native countries for political reasons and are currently living in France as illegal aliens. Their dwellings are tiny "chambres de bonne" under the roofs of Parisian houses, or overpriced but shabby hotel rooms. Little by little, their musical activities are streamlined. They can be found in recording studios and concert halls. They have also joined forces in a real "underground orchestra", that plays underneath the arcades near the Place des Vosges.
Filmul aduce in prim plan o varietate de personaje: un cantaret la harpa din Venezuela, un violonist din Sarajevo, un cantaret din Malayezia si un lautar din Romania. S-ar putea crede ca e un film despre cei ce isi castiga existenta cantand in metroul parizian, mai ales ca si titlul ne duce cu gandul intr-acolo. Treptat insa, revenim la suprafata. In primul rand, pen¬tru ca in metro filmarile sunt interzise din cauza recentelor atentate cu bomba, dar mai ales pentru ca si aici poate fi gasita o "lume subterana". Aproape toti eroii filmului au fugit din tarile lor din motive politice si locuiesc ilegal in Franta, in apartamente minuscule de mansarda sau in camere inchiriate la suprapret, in hoteluri mizere. Putin cate putin, viata lor muzicala prinde contur. Ii regasim in studiourile de inregistrari sau in salile de concerte. Sau sub arcadele unei cladiri in Place des Vosges, unde concerteaza reuniti intr-o adevarata "orchestra subterana".
Premii:
1998 Best Film, Dutch Film Critics (KNF-Prize)
Best Ethnographic Documentary, 1998 Festival dei Popoli (Italy)
SCAM Award, 1998 Cinéma du Réel (Paris)
20.06.2008 - Pretty Dyana/ Frumoasa Dyana (Boris Mitic, Serbia, 2003, 45 min)
The story is about Kosovo refugees. They live in improvised shelters in a Belgrade suburb. They are Gypsies. At this point, we all expect to see the tragedy of these people’s miserable lives. Instead, we are drawn into a bizarre setting, where we soon learn that spare parts of old Citroen cars can be used for virtually anything. They are shown building vehicles with a SF appearance, even using the car battery as a private power plant. It is not an excentric hobby, it is a way to survive. The film follows them throughout Belgrade in search of abandoned 2 CV and Dyana Citroens. We see them negotiating with owners of wrecked cars. We also find them interacting with police, who are not exactly fans of their recycled vehicles. The filmmaker introduces his characters with humor and empathy, revealing their ingenuity and adaptive skills.
Un film despre refugiatii tigani din Kosovo, care traiesc in adaposturi improvizate, intr-o suburbie din Belgrad. Dupa o astfel de introducere, ne-am fi asteptat sa vedem imagini tragice despre viata lor nefericita. In schimb, ajungem intr-un spatiu bizar, unde aflam ca piesele uzate de Citroen sunt bune pentru aproape orice, de la constructia de vehicule desprinse parca din filmele SF, pana la utilizarea bateriei pe post de generator electric. Nu e vorba de un hobby excentric, ci de o modalitate de supravietuire. Personajele filmului pornesc prin Belgrad, in cautare de masini Citroen 2 CV si Dyana abandonate. Ii vedem negociind cu proprietarii si discutand cu politistii, care nu sunt cei mai ferventi admiratori ai vehiculelor lor improvizate. Filmul ii prezinta cu umor si simpatie, dezvaluind ingeniozitatea si capacitatea lor de adaptare.
Premii:
Premiul pentru cel mai bun film documentar la sectiunea Europa Centrala si de Est la ASTRA FILM FEST 2004
Special Jury Mention, Jeevika Festival 2004, New Delhi
Best Documentary prize, The International Documentary Festival in Prizren 2004
San Gio Festival Verona (best social documentary)
Documenta Madrid, RomaDocFest (audience award)
Wiesbaden Go East Film Festival (best documentary)
Mediawave Festival Gyor (best documentary)
27.06.2008 - Forever Yours / Pentru totdeauna (Monica Csango, Norway, 2005, 52 min)
Our grandparents’ lives are coloured in sepia. They fascinate us because they are related to events we have read about in history books or seen in old newsreels. Forever Yours bears the charming perfume of the good old times before WW2, but it is much more than that. The author of the film discovers a photograph taken in Mumbai, which could be a proof that her grandfather, whom her grandmother never ceased to love and to mourn, could still be alive. The charismatic figure of the grandmother together with romantic pre-WW2 footage complete this emotional and disturbing journey in seek of the truth.
Vedem vietile bunicilor nosti in sepia. Ne fascineaza pentru ca sunt legate de evenimente despre care stim din cartile de istorie sau din filmele vechi. Pentru totdeauna aduce pe ecran tot farmecul vietii de dinaintea celui de-al doilea Razboi Mondial, dar este mai mult decat atat. Autoarea filmului descopera o fotografie facuta la Bombay (actualmente Mumbai), care ar putea fi dovada ca bunicul ei, pe care bunica n-a incetat sa-l iubeasca si sa-l planga, ar putea fi in viata. Fermecatoarea batrana doamna, alaturi de imaginile romantice ale vremurilor interbelice, completeaza aceasta calatorie emotionanta si tulburatoare in cautarea adevarului.
Premii:
National Award Amanda for Best Documentary Film, Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, 2005
