Rendering №11 (Cinema)

http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/17/romanian-drama-wins-berlin-s-top-award

The article was published on the website euronews.com on February 17, 2013. The article reports that the highlight of the awards ceremony at the Berlin Film Festival was the presentation of the Golden Bear for Best Picture.

According to this article, it was won by Romanian drama ‘Child’s Pose’ which told the story of a domineering mother who used her social position to try and save her son from jail.

This extract is said that the film’s director Calin Peter Netzer explained the seeds of the film. Firstly, the idea for this movie came from discussions he had with his screenplay writer about the relationships they had with their mothers. Secondly, they added a lot of fiction. In addition to, the award for best actor was the surprise of the ceremony with amateur Nazif Mujic the winner. In this article the author gives the information about another film ‘An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker’. This film touches the idea about the Bosnian Roma. It was a message for all Roma people around the world, because what happened to them shouldn’t happen to anybody.

The author comes to the conclusion that it was the first time that a Romanian film had won a Golden Bear. After the international successes of Cristian Mungiu it was more proof that movies with strong stories from Romania could convince the jury at international festivals.

As for me, I haven’t seen these films yet but having read this article I would like to watch them. I think, the most interesting film is the film “Child’s Pose”.