AFERIM
(NR), 1 hr. 45 min.
Synopsis
VARSITY WORLD FILM WEEK ONLY - (Romanian with English subtitles)
Eastern Europe, 1835. Two riders cross a barren landscape in the middle of Wallachia. They are the gendarme Costandin and his son. Together they are searching for a gypsy slave who has run away from his nobleman master and is suspected of having an affair with the noble's wife. On their odyssey they encounter people of different nationalities and beliefs. Each harbors prejudices against the others which have been passed down from generation to generation. Radu Jude's third feature is ultimately a moving parable about late-feudal Europe, a Balkan Western in black-and-white that brings the cacophony of the times strikingly to life and explores the thematic arcs that stretch into the present. Silver Bear-Best Director-Berlin International Film Festival.
Rating Description
NR