The film stars veteran actress bae jongok chilsu and mansu, jealousy is my middle name as a woman who is happy to see her reserved and somewhat uncommunicative son become close to another boy in his school. Like other romanian masterpieces, the film seems to reflect an ongoing concern. His new film bacalaureat, or graduation, is a masterly, complex movie of psychological subtlety and moral weight, about the shabby choices. A dance film focusing on freedom of selfexpression and joy, featuring cosmo the parrot. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Graduation day marks a middle ground in slasher movies. The film was released on 14 december 2016 in france and 10 march 2017 in the united states. For example many films at cannes 2016 are about family. Apart from posing moral questions, the film also offers a fine view into modern romanian society. Graduation is the new film by cristian mungiu he of the famous and devastating romanian abortion movie, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. Everything you need to know about graduation movie 2017. Acclaimed filmmaker cristian mungiu 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days returns with this searing human saga about a father driven to extremes in order to protect his daughters future.
Therefore its not a valid criticism, when a movie is again about a familiar subject. Its unusually well acted by many of the stars, and with more than usual thought given to showing quirky surrounding characters who dont always have a direct influence on the plot. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious, cult film, melancholic and talky films and tv shows about with graduation, friendship, dialogue, mentor, storytelling, coming of age, catastrophe, friends, youth and life philosophy plots mostly in drama, comedy and romance. The first graduation work, a stray goat, premiered at the 2016 jeonju international film festival in may.
A fascinating and fastidiously complex study of one mans moral choices at a crucial juncture in his life. Set in transylvania, the film focuses on a doctors quest to fix his daughters exam results by underhanded means. For all those nights where i sat in front of a laptop, finding excitement and wonder from the homework and essays. Caitlin cowan was born in vancouver, but grew up primarily in victoria, bc. Winner of the best director prize at the 2016 cannes film festival, graduation is a stunningly crafted morality play from one of european cinemas most revered auteurs.
The list contains the best, new and most relevant graduation movies ordered by relevance. Executed with intricate formal precision and mungius characteristically raw and authentic form of naturalism, graduation is the mark of a filmmaker at the height of his. Graduation is an intricate, deeply intelligent film, and a bleak picture of a state of national depression in romania, where the 90s generation hoped they would have a chance to start again. Adrian titieni, mariavictoria dragus, rares andrici graduation official trailer 1 2017 adrian titieni movie a film about. It only got 3 12 stars, because the beginning drags on forever, but by the end of this film, you will be very. We need a collective solution for romanian society video interview cristian mungiu, the director of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days and beyond the hills. The lost village, the case for christ and going in style. Graduation is an intense and clever thriller that surprised the hell out of me. As in sieranevada, the protagonist of graduation is a doctor, romeo alda, whose ethical dilemma is the focus of the film. A fascinating and fastidiously complex study of one mans moral choices at a crucial juncture in his life, cristian mungius graduation is a thoroughgoing masterpiece which offers proof that romanias cinematic upsurge remains the most vital and important national film movement of the current century. Cristian mungiu competes once again for the palme dor in cannes with graduation.
Though edward racked up enough graduation caps over the years to display them as wall art, finishing high school with his sweetie, bella, is certainly a special. Lia bugnar in graduation 2016 adrian titieni and maria dragus in. Theres plenty of symbolism that im still trying to understand. Graduation official trailer 1 2017 adrian titieni movie youtube. Dropping out of high school is associated with a range of adverse life outcomes 1. Cramming an enormous amount of story into just over two hours, with a time period of just a few days, graduation combines the alwaysonthemove energy of. May 19, 2016 graduation is an intricate, deeply intelligent film, and a bleak picture of a state of national depression in romania, where the 90s generation hoped they would have a chance to start again. This 2016 romanian film by the director of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, spans the time between a young womans high school final exams and her graduation. Graduation official trailer 1 2017 adrian titieni movie. When the story begins, benjamin braddock has just arrived back home in southern california after graduating from college in the east. There were 18 other movies released on the same date, including smurfs. Its the second film written and directed by cristian mungiu since his 4.
On the day before his daughter elizas final high school exam, the result of which decides whether she can go study at cambridge, she is sexually assaulted in the street. The plot follows a high school track team who are stalked and murdered by a masked assailant days before their graduation. Palme dorwinning filmmaker cristian mungiu is back with the highly anticipated film that earned the romanian master the best director award at the 2016 cannes film festival. Acclaimed filmmaker cristian mungiu 4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days returns with this searing human saga about a father driven to extremes in order to. We need a collective solution for romanian society video interview cristian mungiu, the director of 4 months, 3 weeks and. It stars christopher george, patch mackenzie, michael pataki, and e. In fact, a lot is left unanswered, as if the director wants to say that things are never very clear, and there is always room for doubt. Graduation is no doubt sitespecific its a film that would certainly be understood and connected with more by those living in the country than by. Mar 30, 2017 graduation was produced by the dardenne brothers the ultimate mentors in overtheshoulder cinematic realism and happened to be pitted against their rival film, the unknown girl, in the 2016. The moralizing pseudorealism of cristian mungius graduation. Romeo aldea, a physician living in a small mountain town in transylvania, has raised his daughter eliza with the idea that once she turns 18, she will leave to study and live abroad.
Graduation by michael sragow on april 6, 2017 its tempting to call cristian mungius graduation a nightmare vision of a small transylvanian town, but whats truly haunting about the movie is how casually almost everyone in it accedes to corruption and pettiness. Starring adrian titieni, mariavictoria dragus, rares andrici, lia bugnar, malina manovici, and vlad ivanov. There are superb performances from titien and dragus. Eliza, a gifted high school student, is about to take the baccalaureate exams in order to win a scholarship to a prestigious english university. Graduation was released in 2017 on friday, april 7, 2017 in limited movie theaters. Bacalaureat is a 2016 romanianlanguage tragedy film produced, written, and directed by cristian mungiu and starring adrian titieni and mariavictoria dragus. At the same time the plot can feel like its dragging, with little happening for long stretches. Apr 12, 2017 watch a film clip from graduation, starring adrian titieni, mariavictoria dragus, and rares andrici.
A film about compromises and the implications of the parents role. All of these plot threads weave together seamlessly as an exploration of the way each of us compromises our morals in big and small ways, explaining away our. The graduation ceremony is held in the main theater, as is the thesis project screening. Young people who do not complete high school are more likely to struggle with employment, live in poverty, be dependent on welfare benefits, have poor physical and mental health, and engage in criminal activity than those with higher education levels 1. At cannes, assayas shared the best director award with cristian mungiu, who directed graduation. Dec 12, 2016 it may be the best film ive seen this year, but i still need to mull it over. Cramming an enormous amount of story into just over two hours, with a time period of just a few days, graduation combines the alwaysonthemove energy of belgiums dardenne brothers with. Graduation is about a doctor, romeo, trying to help his daughter get a scholarship after she suffers a sexual assault. Two months later, just before the graduation of the class of 1981, a killer in a fencing mask starts offing other track team members, timing their deaths to exactly thirty seconds with a stopwatch. May 20, 2016 the film looks at all sides of moral integrity, and doesnt offer straightforward solutions. Graduation day is a 1981 american slasher film cowritten, coproduced and directed by herb freed. Romeo is a middleaged doctor employed at a local hospital in the romanian city of clujnapoca.
And even though hes smart, accomplished, and rich, guess whathes unhappy. Intent on making their graduation party something special, a handful of friends hold a seance. Adrian titieni, mariavictoria dragus, rares andrici graduation official trailer 1 2017 adrian titieni movie a film about compromises and the implications of. Graduation pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released graduation pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Richard brody writes about the romanian director cristian mungius film graduation, a serious movie about corruption and hypocrisy.
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