Classic films, awarded productions, documentaries: Online screenings available in Romania
After public gatherings were banned during the coronavirus lockdown, many film festivals had to put their plans on hold. Cinemas, large and small, have closed their doors, leaving film fans unable to get their regular fix of recent,…
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After public gatherings were banned during the coronavirus lockdown, many film festivals had to put their plans on hold. Cinemas, large and small, have closed their doors, leaving film fans unable to get their regular fix of recent, independent films or classic movies. Over the two-month local lockdown, many such productions have become available online, and we are outlining a selection below.
The Austrian Cultural Forum Bucharest is offering, exclusively in Romania, online screenings of two documentaries about poet Paul Celan and visual artist Daniel Spoerri, both of them of Romanian origins.
The Dreamed Ones (Die Geträumten), directed by Ruth Beckermann, focuses on poets Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan, who came to know each other in post-war Vienna. Their dramatic postal exchange creates the textual basis of the film. The film is available until May 20, at 23:00. The film is screened with subtitles in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and more. It is available here.
This movie is a gift (Dieser Film ist ein Geschenk), directed by Anja Salomonowitz, spotlights artist Daniel Spoerri, a Swiss artist born in the Romanian town of Galați. Spoerri is known for his "snare-pictures," a type of assemblage or object art capturing a group of objects. The film is available until May 27 at 23:00, with subtitles in English or French. It is available here.
The Cervantes Institute runs until July the series Clásicos contigo, offering free access to online screenings of well-known Spanish films, accompanied by presentations delivered by film industry professionals. After a screening of Juan Antonio Bardem's Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista), this month's list covers Luis García Berlanga's Welcome Mr. Marshall! (¡Bienvenido Míster Marshall!), Luis Buñuel's Viridiana, and Luis García Berlanga's The Executioner (El verdugo).
The series started on May 8 and will run until July 11. The films are available on Vimeo, with English subtitles, and the access data is available on the Facebook page and website of the Cervantes Institute of Bucharest. The films are available for 48 hours, starting Fridays. More details are available
