MAROCCO/MIKADO
Sunday, June 5, 4:00 pm
Miracle Theatre
535 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Director: Emanuel Pârvu, 2021, subtitles, 96 minutes
One day, teenager Magda offers her expensive necklace to a sick child in the hospital she volunteers for. Her father is certain she is lying again. When she proves her innocence, he is ashamed and guilty but also incapable to admit he was wrong. Relationships are now broken and in chaos, and past decisions have irreversible outcome.
The second feature film directed by the reputed actor Emanuel Pârvu, after several well-received short films. The director wrote the screenplay with Alexandru Popa. As an actor, Emanuel Pârvu collaborated with well-known film directors, such as Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Dan Chișu and Bogdan George Apetri. Alongside Adrian Titieni, Emanuel Pârvu founded the first MFA in Film Acting in Romania. Șerban Pavlu, one of the iconic actors of the New Romanian Cinema, starred in both feature films directed by Emanuel Pârvu.
Selections, nominations & awards:
- San Sebastián FF 2021 (New Directors competition; world premiere);
- Haifa IFF 2021