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...prize Palme d'Or, presented by visiting Hollywood royalty Jane Fonda, went to 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, Cristian Mungiu's exemplary Romanian drama about a young woman seeking an illegal abortion for her college roommate in the waning says of the Ceausescu regime. That was an excellent choice, and more or less expected for the strong, grim film that had earned a consensus of critical esteem, and has been picked up for distribution around the world (including the U.S.). It was also a tribute to a country whose cinema industry is on the rise; another Romanian effort, Cristian...
...Still, over the fortnight certain favorites have emerged among the critics. Few would be surprised if awards went to the Coen brothers' crime drama No Country for Old Men or the Romanian 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days. Either Josh Brolin or Javier Bardem, the hero and villain of No Country, would be a fine choice for Best Actor. Jeon Do-yeon, the addled widow in the Korean Secret Sunshine, and Asia Argento, in An Old Mistress, give just the sort of passionate, showy performances that win Best Actress awards. And there are other films, esteemed by the critics, that...
...Before they were seen, the latter two entries were known, according to early rumors, as "the Romanian abortion movie" and "the two-and-a-half-hour Russian film that's worth sitting through." These might not work as advertising catchphrases in Hollywood, but they were accurate, as far as they went. They also undersold two distinguished films that brightened the first days of the Festival...
...pretending to care about international films. The Academy ignored many critics’ international favorites as well. Where is French writer-directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s Palm d’Or winner “L’Enfant” nomination? Where is Romanian director Cristi Puiu’s “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu” honor? Where is the recognition for Korean director Hou Hsiao-hsien’s “Three Times”? You can’t complain that the films are too hard to find...
According to his Top 10 list published in the Village Voice, film critic J. Hoberman’s favorite film of 2006 is “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu,” a stylistically innovative meditation on death, illness, and bureaucracy by Romanian director Cristi Puiu...