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Somewhere in Palilula

Original title: Undeva la Palilula
  • 20122012
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.1K
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Somewhere in Palilula (2012)
Drama
"Somewhere in Palilula" tells the story of Serafim, a fresh graduate of a medical school, in 60's Romania. He is brought by destiny to the strange town of Palilula. Nowhere, that is. Palilul... Read all"Somewhere in Palilula" tells the story of Serafim, a fresh graduate of a medical school, in 60's Romania. He is brought by destiny to the strange town of Palilula. Nowhere, that is. Palilula is a ghost town, lost in the middle of the Wallachia. A quarantine area, a sanatorium, a... Read all"Somewhere in Palilula" tells the story of Serafim, a fresh graduate of a medical school, in 60's Romania. He is brought by destiny to the strange town of Palilula. Nowhere, that is. Palilula is a ghost town, lost in the middle of the Wallachia. A quarantine area, a sanatorium, an improbable hospital, a gynecological clinic in a settlement where no child is born. A sm... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.1K
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  • Director
    • Silviu Purcarete
  • Writer
    • Silviu Purcarete
  • Stars
    • Anne Marie Chertic
    • Constantin Chiriac
    • Paul Chiributa
  • Director
    • Silviu Purcarete
  • Writer
    • Silviu Purcarete
  • Stars
    • Anne Marie Chertic
    • Constantin Chiriac
    • Paul Chiributa
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    • 8User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 6 nominations

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    Anne Marie Chertic
    • Hermafrodita
    Constantin Chiriac
    • Virgil Codreanu, Trotzki
    Paul Chiributa
    • Circu
    Mihai Chirila
    • Assistant director
    Constantin Cicort
    • Nita Leonardo
    Ana Ciontea
    • Margareta
    George Costea
    • Stan
    Gabriel Costin
    • Bran
    Pusa Darie
    • Pixi Ochi Magic
    Áron Dimény
    • Doctorul Sefarim
    Luminita Erga
    • Geta
    Diana Fufezean
    • Separanda
    Alexandru Georgescu
    • Nenea Pantelica
    Constantin Ghenescu
    • Mitica Limoncelli
    Doina Ghitescu
    • Bucatareasa
    Adrian Hostiuc
    • Petrica Zile Grele
    Romanita Ionescu
    • Capra
    Iulia Lazar
    • Isabela
    • Director
      • Silviu Purcarete
    • Writer
      • Silviu Purcarete
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    • Trivia
      Director's statement by Silviu Purcarete: "Palilula is nowhere, but everywhere. Palilula is a small island in the centre of the Vallachian plain, made of the dust of a distant planet. Over there, the physical laws of the Earth are not as rigorous as they normally are. Over there, one can never know if people lie, dream or really live. As in The Exterminating Angel (1962), one can enter Palilula, but can never leave."

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    Purcărete first film
    a film who preserves each line of director theatrical experience. grotesque, supra-realism, crumbs of kitsch, fragility of characters, strange balls of joy. result - an experience. because the images, the music and acting gives form to a large show of broken shadows and explosions of imagination. and it is not really a surprise. Romania is a door to Balkans. it can be , in fact, a brick of this zone. Romania is, in same measure, the motherland of Anton Pann, Tristan Tzara, Urmuz,Ion Barbu, Eugene Ionesco, Cioran and Caragiale ( Ion Luca and Mateiu ). this film reflects this fact. and the manner is seductive, naive and convincing. Palilula and doctor Seraphim as last its sign, the veil of myth and never ending leisure, the air of theater and the characters - shadows of spirits, the fall, each is piece of an universe who reflects the present of a country at middle of all temptations.
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    • Vincentiu
    • Apr 14, 2013

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 2012 (Romania)
    • Country of origin
      • Romania
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • Palilula Diye Bir Yer
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production companies
      • C-Story Productions
      • Libra Film
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    • Budget
      • €1,600,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 25 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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