Constantin si Elena

Not sure if I'm not breaking any IMDb guidelines here (please excuse me if I do), but I just wanted to direct all of you good people who ended up on Constantin and Elena's IMDb page to a full official upload of this film, with multiple subtitles, on YouTube. Just search for "Constantin and Elena full documentary" or go here: http://youtu.be/R6pd5aVMLzs

You can choose English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Romanian subtitles while watching the film.

The film was chosen as one of the "The top 10 films of 2009 you probably won't have seen" by The Guardian, it screened in over 50 festivals and was broadcast on TV in some 15 countries.

Enjoy!

The author follows with his quiescent camera his grandparents over a year. Whatever was judged film-worthy is shown to us, in a beautifully woven montage, much like Elena's colorful tapestries.

The way this perennially happy couple interacts is peacefully engaging. We get to listen to their church songs, watch them perform their daily chores, talk about the lies on TV and enjoy a can of pop for the first time.

Though intimate and revealing, we get the feeling that some important events were left out. I found out in the Q&A at the end of the North American premiere that the death of their youngest son took place while the film was being shot. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why death features prominently in their conversation.

A Romanian poet has said that "Eternity was born in the Village". Time certainly passes more slowly in that part of the world, but it's still too fast when the movie is over.