LEBENSDORF
Saturday, June 18, 7:00 pm
Miracle Theatre
535 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Director: Valentin Hotea, 2021, subtitles, 97 minutes
Followed by a Q&A with actress Ioana Flora and film critic Mihai Fulger
Ducu is a 45-year-old Romanian writer facing a midlife crisis. He leaves Bucharest to be part of a creative residence in Berlin and in an attempt to rebuild his life. He swings between two countries and two women: Andra, his hot-tempered wife, who wants a divorce, and Giulia, Ducu’s love from his youth, who lives in an eco-village in Germany - Lebensdorf. Looking for an answer, he goes through a series of strange, funny and even eye-opening events.
The second feature film directed by Vali Hotea, who wrote the screenplay with Ileana Muntean. The film was shot in Bucharest, Berlin and an eco-village in Germany. Mimi Brănescu and Ioana Flora are among the most famous actors of the New Romanian Cinema, working with directors such as Cristi Puiu, Radu Muntean, Anca Damian, Călin Peter Netzer, Constantin Popescu, Bogdan George Apetri, Gabriel Achim, Adrian Sitaru, Iulia Rugină and Andrei Gruzsniczki.
Selections, nominations & awards:
- Anonimul IFF Sfântu Gheorghe 2021;
- Central European FF Timișoara