Sieranevada (2016)

Centers around a family gathering on the anniversary of a patriarch's recent death.

Director:

Cristi Puiu

Writer:

Cristi Puiu

Stars:

Mara Elena Andrei, Mirela Apostu, Eugenia Bosânceanu

22 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mara Elena Andrei	...	Irina
Mirela Apostu	...	Doamna insarcinata
Eugenia Bosânceanu	...	Vecina in varsta
Ana Branescu	...	Andreea
Mimi Branescu	...	Lary
Ilona Brezoianu	...	Cami
Ana Ciontea	...	Tanti Ofelia
Ioana Craciunescu	...	Doamna Popescu
Valer Dellakeza	...	Preotul
Aristita Diamandi	...	Vecina
Dana Dogaru	...	Doamna Mirica
Bogdan Dumitrache	...	Relu
Simona Ghita	...	Simona
Marin Grigore	...	Sebi
Tatiana Iekel	...	Tanti Evelina

Storyline

Three days after the terrorist attack on the offices of Parisian weekly Charlie Hebdo and forty days after the death of his father, Lary, a doctor in his forties is about to spend the Saturday at a family gathering to commemorate the deceased. But the occasion does not go according to expectations. Forced to confront his fears and his past, to rethink the place he holds within the family, Lary finds himself constraint to tell his version of the truth.

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Plot Keywords:

september 11 conspiracy theory | intentionally misspelled title | parking space | apartment | arguing | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Sieranevada (2016) was the 11th best film of 2016 according to the annual 'Sight & Sound' poll in which 163 critics and curators named their 5 top movies of the year.

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Crazy Credits

Silvia Nastase is credited in the opening titles but not in the end credits.

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Connections

References Cinderella (1950)

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Soundtracks

Dancing with tears in my eyes
Performed by Ultravox
Composed by Chris Cross (as Christopher Thomas Allen), Warren Cann (as Warren Reginald Cann), Billy Currie and Midge Ure (as James Ure)
Universal Music Publishing Romania
Warner Music

User Reviews

Only for eastern europeans, I guess

I don't know why but I found this movie really good. It resembled to the the high school book I had to read in my time, Enigma Otiliei or like Morometii book & screen play. Like all Romanian movies, it has that drama-parody of being a post-communist member; like all the good post-revolution movies. This movie is from the same category. But! And there's a huge "But". This movie has a really tangled and well-structured story line. The characters are really complex. I loved the "detailed" small-talks that took place alongside the main story. Also, like many Romanian families, you have that huge abundance of relatives that you have to deal with. You have that "It's family!" saying that your mother told you every time you couldn't stand your cousin when you were little. Also, all the actors seem to play their parts really well. I've seen almost all the good Romanian movies and I can say that these are some hardcore actors. They fit so well with their characters and their performance is almost perfect. Yes, it has the downsides that all Romanian movies have: the static scenes and the bad sound quality. You have to have subtitle otherwise, most of the time, if you are Romanian, you won't understand a word. All of this being said, enjoy! It's just a pure South-Eastern Week-end story event!

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Romania France Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Republic of North Macedonia

Language:

Romanian

Release Date:

3 August 2016 (France)

Also Known As:

Sierra-Nevada

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,400,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$247,196

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandragora, Iadasarecasa, Studioul de Creatie Cinematografica al Ministerului Culturii

Technical Specs

Runtime:

173 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1