Metronom (film) explained

Metronom
Director:Alexandru Belc
Producer:Viorel Chesaru
Cătălin Mitulescu
Emmanuel Quillet
Ruxandra Slotea
Martine Vidalenc
Starring:Mara Bugarin
Servan Lazarovici
Vlad Ivanov
Mihai Călin
Andreea Bibiri
Alina Brezunțeanu
Mara Vicol
Cinematography:Tudor Vladimir Panduru
Editing:Patricia Chelaru
Studio:Strada Film
Midralgar
Chainsaw Europe
Runtime:102 minutes
Country:Romania
France
Language:Romanian

Metronom is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Alexandru Belc in his directorial debut.[1] [2] Starring Mara Bugarin and Servan Lazarovici accompanied by Vlad Ivanov, Mihai Călin, Andreea Bibiri, Alina Brezunțeanu and Mara Vicol.[3] It had its world premiere on May 24, 2022, at the 75th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Un Certain Regard and won Best Director.[4]

The film was named on the shortlist for Romanian's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards,[5] but it was not selected.[6]

Synopsis

In 1972, Ana and Sorin are two teenagers who fall in love, but the young couple is forced to end their relationship when Sorin tells Ana that he is going to escape with his family to Germany. After that, Ana and Sorin meet again, after the breakup, at the party of a colleague, Roxana. At the party, all the young people listen to the program "Metronom" by DJ Cornel Chiriac, broadcast by Radio Europa Liberă, a radio station banned at the time in Romania. The young people write a letter to Cornel Chiriac, through which they express their desire to leave the country under the communist regime. They are detained by the militia that was notified and forced to describe in detail their participation in an act seen as a protest against the regime.[7] [8]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[9] [10]

Release

It had its world premiere on May 24, 2022[11] at the 75th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Un Certain Regard and won Best Director.[12] Then, it was screened on July 25, 2022, at the 39th Jerusalem Film Festival,[13] on January 31, 2023, at the Gothenburg International Film Festival,[14] etc. It was commercially released on November 4, 2022, in Romanian theaters.[15]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10.[16]

Accolades

YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2022Cannes Film FestivalUn Certain RegardMetronom[17]
Un Certain Regard - Best DirectorAlexandru Belc
Jerusalem Film FestivalBest International FilmMetronom[18]
Adelaide Film FestivalBest Feature Film[19]
Chicago International Film FestivalNew Directors Competition - Gold HugoAlexandru Belc[20]
CamerimageBest Cinematographer's Debut[21]
International Crime and Punishment Film FestivalBest FilmMetronom[22]
Gijón International Film FestivalBest Feature Film[23]
Warsaw Film FestivalCrème de la Crème Competition[24]
Anonimul International Independent Film FestivalBest Feature Film[25]
2023Trieste Film Festival[26]
Gopo AwardsCătălin Mitulescu, Viorel Chesaru & Ruxandra Slotea[27] [28] [29]
Best DirectorAlexandru Belc
Best Debut FilmMetronom
Best Actor in a Leading RoleȘerban Lazarovici
Best Actress in a Leading RoleMara Bugarin
Best ScreenplayAlexandru Belc
Best CinematographyTudor Vladimir Panduru
Film EditingPatricia Chelaru
Best SoundAlexandru Dumitru & Răzvan Ionescu
Best Production DesignBogdan Ionescu
Best Costume DesignIoana Covalciuc
Best Make-up and Hair StylingIrina Ianciuș & Marie-Pierre Hattabi

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hentea . Andreea . 2022-11-04 . "Metronom" arată răspicat adevărul unei epoci. Iată de ce trebuie să-l vezi . 2023-07-24 . TVmania.ro . ro.
  2. Web site: "Metronom", primul lungmetraj al lui Alexandru Belc, aplaudat la Festivalul de la Cannes şi apreciat de criticii străini . 2023-07-24 . Observator . RO.
  3. Web site: Ho . Rachel . 'Metronom' Finds a Sweetly Restrained Tempo . Exclaim! . en.
  4. Web site: Filmul românesc "Metronom", premiat la Festivalul de Film de la Cannes. Prin ce se evidențiază pelicula . 2023-07-24 . www.zcj.ro . ro.
  5. Web site: Șerban . Alexandra . 2022-08-11 . Ce filme românești intră în competiția națională pentru a ajunge propunerea României la Oscar 2023 . 2023-07-24 . Libertatea . ro.
  6. Web site: Filmul "Imaculat", propunerea României pentru o nominalizare la Premiile Oscar 2023 . 2023-07-24 . www.gandul.ro.
  7. Web site: 2022-10-26 . Podcast In culisele filmului romanesc. Metronom. Mara Bugarin "Imi e frica ca generatia noastra ar latra mai tare intr-o situatie limita, cum e cea a tinerilor din film dar, concret, ar ceda mai repede." . 2023-07-24 . Urban . ro-RO.
  8. Web site: Tudor . Adrian . 2023-01-25 . Două filme româneşti, "Metronom" de Alexandru Belc şi "R.M.N." de Cristian Mungiu, în selecţia Festivalului de Film de la Goteborg . 2023-07-24 . G4Media.ro . ro-RO.
  9. Web site: Distribuţie Metronom - Metronom (2022) - Film - CineMagia.ro . 2023-07-24 . Cinemagia . ro.
  10. Web site: Aarc.ro - Totul despre Filmul Romanesc . 2023-07-24 . aarc.ro.
  11. Web site: "RMN" și "Metronom", două filme românești, selectate în festivalul de la Cannes . 2023-07-24 . Stirileprotv.ro . ro.
  12. Web site: VIDEO Alexandru Belc, premiul de regie pentru filmul Metronom, în cadrul secțiunii Un Certain Regard a Festivalului de la Cannes 2022 . 2023-07-24 . www.hotnews.ro . 28 May 2022 . ro.
  13. Web site: Clodianus . Leandra . 2022-08-02 . "Metronum" 1976 câștigă premii de top la Festivalul de Film de la Ierusalim Știri . 2023-07-24 . Obiectiv Jurnalul de Tulcea - Citeste ce vrei sa afli . ro-RO.
  14. Web site: Aarc.ro - Totul despre Filmul Romanesc . 2023-07-24 . aarc.ro.
  15. Web site: METRONOM va putea fi văzut din 4 noiembrie în peste 45 de cinematografe din 27 de orașe din țară . 2023-07-24 . radioromaniacultural.ro . ro.
  16. Web site: Metronom - Rotten Tomatoes . 2023-07-24 . www.rottentomatoes.com . en.
  17. Web site: 2022-05-28 . Cannes 2022. Filmul românesc "Metronom", regizat de Alexandru Belc, a câștigat premiul pentru regie la categoria "Un Certain Regard". . 2023-07-24 . Biziday . ro-RO.
  18. Web site: Florea . Adina . 2022-07-29 . Filmul românesc "Metronom" mai ia un premiu. A fost declarat cel mai bun film internațional de juriul festivalului de la Ierusalim . 2023-07-24 . Libertatea . ro.
  19. Web site: 2020-06-08 . Awards - Adelaide Film Festival . 2023-07-24 . en-AU.
  20. Web site: 2022-10-21 . WINNERS FOR 2022 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED . 2023-07-24 . Deed News . en-US.
  21. Web site: Clark . Jason . 2022-11-19 . Tár, Bardo Take Top Prizes at the 2022 Camerimage Festival . 2023-07-24 . TheWrap . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2022-12-13 . Awards 2022 . 2023-07-24 . ICAPFF . en-US.
  23. Web site: Awards 60º Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival Portal del Ayuntamiento de Gijón . 2023-07-24 . drupal.gijon.es.
  24. Web site: Azad . Navid Nikkhah . 2022-10-22 . WINNERS FOR 2022 WARSAW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILED . 2023-07-24 . Deed News . en-US . 2023-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231022124245/https://www.deed.news/2022/10/22/news/film-festivals/winners-for-2022-warsaw-international-film-festival-unveiled/8439/ . dead .
  25. Web site: Festivalul Internațional de Film Independent Anonimul 2022 - Lungmetrajul "107 Mothers", marele câștigător . 2023-07-24 . Curatorial . ro-RO.
  26. Web site: TSFF . 2023-01-13 . TRIESTE FILM FESTIVAL 34: IL PROGRAMMA . 2023-07-24 . Trieste Film Festival . it-IT.
  27. Web site: Journal . Romania . 2023-03-16 . Gopo Awards 2023 Nominations . 2023-07-24 . The Romania Journal . en-GB.
  28. Web site: Antonescu . Melissa . The winners of the Gopo Awards 2023 . 2023-07-24 . Films in Frame.
  29. Web site: Men of Deeds Wins at 17th Gopo Awards - FilmNewEurope.com . 2023-07-24 . www.filmneweurope.com . en-gb.

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