A Nine-Minute Interval
Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Writer: Corneliu Porumboiu
Producers: Romanian 42km Film’s Marcela Ursu and Les Films du Worso’s Sylvie Pialat
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Bogdan Dumitrache (The Death of Mr. Lazarescu) and newbie Diana Avrămuţ
With his Cannes’ Camera d’or winning debut film, 12:08 East of Bucharest (’06), he deftly captured Romania’s revolution, with his second, the Un Certain Regard in 2009 Jury Prize and Fipresci Prize winning Police, Adjective (’09) Porumboiu’s antithesis of a police thriller where bureaucracy trumps democracy. His third feature falls under the perfect cinematic snack food: the sub-genre of films about filmmaking. Should be just as witty.
Gist: Paul (Bogdan Dumitrache), a young filmmaker apparently working with the digital format.
Release Date: In post-production since December-ish, expect this to be launched at the festival where has been supported by and has made his name. Cannes – Un Certain Regard section for a second time in a row appears likely, unless the Main Competition comes calling.
