Naturally ever since its Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear win and with stops in Karlovy Vary, TIFF and NYFF, Calin Peter Netzer’s third directorial outing has been the toast of the fest circuit and once again affirms Romanian has a major exporter of gold standard dramas. Variety reports that Zeitgeist has landed the rights to Romanian’s Foreign Oscar contender Child’s Pose with set plans to release the film at the Film Forum on February 19th.
Gist: Sixty-year-old Cornelia is a well-off architect who continues to dote on her adult son Barbu. For his part, Barbu is trying his best to free himself from the influence of his domineering, manipulative mother; he needs his independence. He leaves home and moves in with his girlfriend, whom his demanding mother doesn’t approve of. But when a tragedy occurs, Barbu’s mother comes to his aid and is willing to do anything to help him….
Worth Noting: After supporting roles in The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, 12:08 East of Bucharest, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and Beyond the Hills, this is actress Luminita Gheorghiu major breaking out lead.
Do We Care?: We think this is among the better items in the plethora of solid foreign film offerings running for Best Foreign Picture this year. Consider this a must see.
