Boogie (2008)

Director:

Radu Muntean

Writers:

Alexandru Baciu (writer)
Radu Muntean (writer)

Release Date:

19 September 2008 (Romania)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Boogie finds himself caught between family obligations and the temptation of a night out like in the good old days.

Plot:

On his spring break at the seaside, with his wife and his four year old son, Bogdan Ciocazanu runs into...

Plot Keywords:

Seaside | Spring Break | Babysitting Wife | Male Female Relationship | Hooker

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Dragos Bucur	...	Bogdan Ciocazanu
Anamaria Marinca	...	Smaranda Ciocazanu
Mimi Branescu	...	Penescu
Adrian Vancica	...	Iordache
Vlad Muntean	...	Adrian Ciocazanu
Geanina Varga	...	Roxana
Roxana Iancu	...	Ramona
Maria Alexandra Birleanu	...	Waitress

Also Known As:

Summer Holiday (USA)

Runtime:

Romania:102 min | Argentina:98 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Neptun Resort, Romania

Company:

Multimedia Est

Trivia:

The location as mentioned in the movie is Neptun resort, but actually all the beach sequences were filmed in Saturn resort. As the main character is coming out of the water, one can clearly identify three seaside hotels from Saturn: Hora, Balada and Sirena. In fact, in Neptun there are no hotels close to the beach.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The evening out on the Amfiteatru terrace, one of the guys says they should go bowling in Olimp, but they are already there, as Amfiteatru is a renowned hotel & restaurant in Olimp resort.

Only for educated audiences

I guess Radu Muntean was wrong by expecting his movie to have more appeal to the general audience than "Hartia va fi albastra". It's obviously too subtle and stylish. As one can easily notice, the uneducated spectators, brain-washed by the blockbusters, are simply unable to grok it.

Bogdan Ciocazan's struggle with the final good-bye to youth and ultimate step into maturity is convincing and full of feeling, and it really touches one's heart. What annoyed me for real were the reactions of the few baboons who left the theater, muttering about "hey, it ain't nuthin' but words 'ere, nuthin' does't 'appenin'!" Again, Tudor Lucaciu's cinematography is a perfect example of the new values reached by Romanian movie-making - but you need to have watched more than Nicolaescu and Dragan, shot by old-timers as Girardi, to fully appreciate a stylish photography.

As such, it's strongly recommended to see it - but, of course, only if you know what cinema is about. If not, no loss - "Poveste de cartier" is waiting for you, with its light-drowning images and hifi Dolby manele!