Radu Jude οτι πιο κοντά σε κινηματογραφικη πρωτοπορία έχουμε σήμερα

Radu Jude οτι πιο κοντά σε κινηματογραφικη πρωτοπορία έχουμε σήμερα

An insipid slice of life of an unlikable woman whose hypocrisy is only matched by her huge self pitying.

In this film, it feels as though every decision made by the director was specifically intended to make the viewer lose interest: static shots that linger endlessly on architecture, as if we were meant to memorise every detail; and dialogue that feels like it came straight out of ChatGPT—expository, drawn-out, and deeply unrealistic. Whenever a character starts name-dropping authors left and right, I can’t help but roll my eyes, sorry. And the fact that they shot on iPhone, nothing against that, BUT DIDNT EVEN TURN OFF THE AUTOFOCUS????

Personally, when I go to see a film, no matter how highbrow it aims to be, I expect it to be at least minimally engaging. And while this film has its moments, it failed to hold my attention in any meaningful way. It was clearly not made for me, and as such I would only recommend it very cautiously, and only to those with an interest in an expository and pretentious piece about the current state of Romanian society.

An insipid slice of life of an unlikable woman whose hypocrisy is only matched by her huge self pitying.

In this film, it feels as though every decision made by the director was specifically intended to make the viewer lose interest: static shots that linger endlessly on architecture, as if we were meant to memorise every detail; and dialogue that feels like it came straight out of ChatGPT—expository, drawn-out, and deeply unrealistic. Whenever a character starts name-dropping authors left and right, I can’t help but roll my eyes, sorry. And the fact that they shot on iPhone, nothing against that, BUT DIDNT EVEN TURN OFF THE AUTOFOCUS????

Personally, when I go to see a film, no matter how highbrow it aims to be, I expect it to be at least minimally engaging. And while this film has its moments, it failed to hold my attention in any meaningful way. It was clearly not made for me, and as such I would only recommend it very cautiously, and only to those with an interest in an expository and pretentious piece about the current state of Romanian society.

Radu Jude’s signature style long shots are once again present in Kontinental ‘25 and they’re definitely the best thing about this movie, allowing the characters to breathe and express their emotions clearly. I could easily watch a 90-minute movie by the Romanian director consisting of just one shot of two people talking. It’s that good.

Radu Jude’s signature style long shots are once again present in Kontinental ‘25 and they’re definitely the best thing about this movie, allowing the characters to breathe and express their emotions clearly. I could easily watch a 90-minute movie by the Romanian director consisting of just one shot of two people talking. It’s that good.

Być może to ze względu na umiłowanie do przegadanych scen, albo stałe w przypadku Radu Jude wbijane szpile w rzeczywistość (i to wyjątkowo aktualną, patrząc na ilość produkowanych przez niego ostatnio filmów) to bawiłem się wyśmienicie. Niech serial Radu Jude trwa, bo nigdy jego kina nie jest dosyć! W tym odcinku: dinozaury, Orban, filozofia Zen, Bozia i butelka Whiskey.

Być może to ze względu na umiłowanie do przegadanych scen, albo stałe w przypadku Radu Jude wbijane szpile w rzeczywistość (i to wyjątkowo aktualną, patrząc na ilość produkowanych przez niego ostatnio filmów) to bawiłem się wyśmienicie. Niech serial Radu Jude trwa, bo nigdy jego kina nie jest dosyć! W tym odcinku: dinozaury, Orban, filozofia Zen, Bozia i butelka Whiskey.