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When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism ()

Când se lasa seara peste Bucuresti sau Metabolism (original title)
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During the production of his new movie, a director wants to add a scene to improve the film's narrative by emphasising the aesthetic of female nudity. Endless negotiations ensue between lunch and dinner. Can they conclude?

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Paul
Diana Avramut ...
Alina
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Magda
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Laur
Alex Jitea ...
Doctorul
Gabi Cretan ...
Machioza
Lucian Iftime ...
Receptionerul
Claudiu Dumitru ...
Marius
Lorena-Andrada Zabrautanu ...
Irina
Catalin Fartaes ...
Dinu

Directed by

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Corneliu Porumboiu

Written by

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Corneliu Porumboiu ... ()

Produced by

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Alejandro Arenas ... assistant producer
Sylvie Pialat ... co-producer
Benoît Quainon ... executive producer (as Benoit Quianon)
Marcela Ursu ... producer

Cinematography by

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Tudor Mircea

Editing by

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Dana Bunescu

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Toufik Ayadi ... post-production coordinator
Claudiu Doaga ... colourist
Alexandru Enache ... credits designer

Production Design by

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Mihaela Poenaru

Costume Design by

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Monica Florescu

Makeup Department

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Gabi Cretan ... make-up/hair designer

Production Management

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Bogdan Dumitru ... post-production supervisor
Amalia Morar ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Adina Dulcu ... assistant director
Cristi Iftime ... assistant director
Mihai Sofronea ... first assistant director
Paolo Laganà ... pre-production assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Paul Dinescu ... property master
Cosmin Dogaru ... assistant art director
Ion Niculae ... on-set dresser
Cosmin Stere ... stand-by props

Sound Department

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Mirel Cristea ... foley mixer / sound mixer
Thierry Delor ... sound
Alexandru Dragomir ... dialogue editor (as Alex Dragomir) / sound
Sebastian Zsemlye ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Octavian Andreescu ... gaffer
Boroka Biro ... clapper loader (as Biro Boroka)
Liviu Cosor ... electrician
Nicolae Dragomir ... electrician
Dragut Dumitru ... assistant camera
Ilie Georgica ... first assistant camera
Catalin Ionita ... assistant camera
Adi Marineci ... still photographer
Doru Nica ... electrician
Andrei Petre ... video assist operator
Romeo Racman ... assistant camera (as Racman Romeo)

Casting Department

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Claudiu Dumitru ... casting
Paolo Laganà ... casting assistant (as Paolo Lagana)
Alec Secareanu ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anca Buja ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Sorina Dumitru ... location manager
Ciprian Homm ... location assistant

Script and Continuity Department

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Elena Vancica ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Alejandro Arenas ... production assistant: France
Smaranda Enache ... production assistant
Florin Nastasa ... production assistant
Denisa Popa ... production secretary
Iulian Timofte ... key set pa
Aurelia Zamfir ... production assistant

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Focused on a director and his leading actress while they are off the set. They discuss the discrepancies between film and digital cinema, Western and Eastern food, and try to capture an unfiltered (and seemingly impossible) sense of "reality" on film. Written by Alec

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Taglines After "Police, Adjective" and "12:08 East of Bucharest", The New Film From Corneliu Porumboiu. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Métabolisme ou quand le soir tombe sur Bucarest (France)
  • When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (United States)
  • When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (World-wide, English title)
  • When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (United Kingdom)
  • Quando a Noite Cai em Bucareste ou Metabolismo (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 89 min
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Did You Know?

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Movie Connections Referenced in Discordia (2016). See more »
Quotes Paul: [First Lines] Tomorrow i'm filming a nude scene.
Alina: What nude?
Paul: Yours.
Alina: You're joking?
Paul: No.
Alina: Why don't you film Dinu naked?
Paul: Why should i film Dinu naked?
Alina: Isn't he the main character?
Paul: No, it needs to be beautiful.
Alina: Dinu has a beautiful body.
Paul: No man has a beautiful body.
Alina: For you.
Paul: No, from an aesthetic point of view. You know why?
Alina: No.
Paul: Because of the penis. No matter how well-proportioned is a man's body, its harmony goes to waste because of the penis. It's a mistake from an aesthetic point of view.
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