Sieranevada Explained

Sieranevada
Director:Cristi Puiu
Music:Bojan Gagić[1]
Cinematography:Barbu Bălășoiu
Editing:
  • Letiția Ștefănescu
  • Ciprian Cimpoi
  • Iulia Mureșan
Production Companies:
  • Mandragora
  • Produkcija 2006 Sarajevo
  • Studioul de Creație Cinematografică
  • Sisters and Brother Mitevski
  • Spiritus Movens
  • Iadasarecasa
Runtime:173 minutes
Language:Romanian
Budget:€1.4 million[2]
Gross:$243,033[3]

Sieranevada is a 2016 black comedy-drama film written and directed by Cristi Puiu and starring Mimi Brănescu. The plot follows a successful neurologist who attends a family meal supposed to commemorate his deceased father. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[4] [5] [6] It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[7] [8]

Cast

Production

The film is produced through Mandragora SRL in collaboration with Studioul de Creație Cinematografică Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2006 d.o.o., Croatia's Spiritus Movens, Macedonia's Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production and France's Alcatraz Films. It received 1,639,000 lei in support from the Romanian National Film Centre, 200,000 euro from Eurimages, 91,500 euro from the Croatian Audiovisual Centre and 84,000 euro from the Macedonian Film Fund.[9]

Filming took place in Bucharest from January to March 2015.

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 49 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Sieranevada targets a narrow viewing demographic, but hits its targets with intelligence, humor, and patient craft."[10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[11]

Awards

At the 2017 Gopo Awards, Sieranevada won the following:[12] [13]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Films 2016 - SIERANEVADA . Dubai International Film Festival . 25 March 2017.
  2. Web site: PRODUCTION: Cristi Puiu Shooting Sierra-Nevada . Film News Europe . August 24, 2016.
  3. Web site: [//www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2016W32&id=_fSIERANEVADA01 Sieranevada ]. Box Office Mojo . August 24, 2016.
  4. Web site: 2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup . 14 April 2016 . IndieWire.
  5. Web site: Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup . 14 April 2016 . Variety.
  6. Web site: Peter Debruge . 11 May 2016 . Cannes Film Review: ‘Sieranevada’ . 13 May 2016 . Variety.
  7. Web site: Cristi Puiu's "Sieranevada" - Romania's proposal for Oscar Foreign Language Film nominee . National Press Agency] . 17 August 2016 . 17 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Oscars: Romania Selects 'Sieranevada' for Foreign-Language Category . Kozlov . Vladimir . . 19 August 2016 . 19 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Blaga. Iulia. 2015-02-20. Production: Cristi Puiu Shooting Sierra-Nevada. Film New Europe. 2016-04-02.
  10. Web site: Sieranevada (2016) . . . March 13, 2018.
  11. Web site: Sieranevada Reviews . . . March 13, 2018.
  12. Web site: Sieranevada nabs the main awards at the Gopos . Ștefan Dobroiu . Cineuropa . 22 March 2017.
  13. Web site: The Hollywood Reporter . Cristi Puiu's 'Sieranevada' Tops Romanian Film Awards . Vladimir Kozlov . 22 March 2017 . 25 March 2017 .

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