Tickets for the 16th edition of Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest are now available on Eventbook.ro for Cinema Elvire Popesco, the Museum of the Romanian Peasant Cinema, and the Auditorium Hall of the National Museum of Art of Romania. The festival brings to Romania for the first time the Venice Golden Lion winner, Father Mother Sister Brother, directed by Jim Jarmusch, alongside other productions acclaimed on the international cinema stage.
Father Mother Sister Brother explores the complex relationships between children and parents in the United States, Dublin, and Paris. Jarmusch highlights unseen tensions and emotionally charged gestures between characters. The director thanked the jury for recognizing a “quiet” but profound film focused on humanity and empathy, according to Agerpres.
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Yorgos Lanthimos’ new feature, Bugonia, tells a humorous and bizarre story about two men who kidnap the CEO of a pharmaceutical company, convinced she is an extraterrestrial entity threatening Earth. Actress Emma Stone, the film’s star, says it reflects a world where paranoia and detachment from reality become normal.
Park Chan-wook returns with No Other Choice, a satire inspired by Donald E. Westlake’s novel The Ax, in which a loyal worker resorts to extreme measures to find a job, sparking discussions about the role of political art in festivals. Italian documentary Below the Clouds captures the daily lives of people living under the dual threat of Mount Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei, inviting contemplation and introspection.
Un Certain Regard Section and Special Guests
From the Un Certain Regard selection, Romanian audiences will see I Only Rest in the Storm by Pedro Pinho, followed by a discussion with the Romanian team; Once Upon a Time in Gaza by Palestinian brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser; Pillion by Harry Lighton; and Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, The Chronology of Water. Icelandic director Hlynur Palmason will present Godland and the Romanian premiere of The Love that Remains, while the selection also includes films like Mirrors No. 3, Eagles of the Republic, Une vie privée, and the documentary Lumiere, l’aventure continue!.
The full program and ticket information are available at filmedefestival.ro and on the festival’s official Facebook and Instagram pages.
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