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Child's Pose (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Child's Pose' is a 2013 Romanian drama film directed by Clin Peter Netzer. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Luminia Gheorghiu was nominated as the Best Actress at the 26th European Film Awards and the film won the Telia Film Award at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2013.[http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/news/2013/winners-24th-stockholm-international-film-festival] , "Winners of the 24th Stockholm International Film Festival" The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Cast
* Luminia Gheorghiu as Cornelia Keneres, Mother
* Vlad Ivanov as Dinu Laureniu
* Florin Zamfirescu as Domnul Fgranu
* Bogdan Dumitrache as Barbu, Son
* Ilinca Goia as Carmen
* Nataa Raab as Olga Cerchez
* Adrian Titieni as Father
* Mimi Brnescu as Policeman
Reception
Critical reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a "certified fresh" approval rating of 91% based on 79 reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't necessarily an easy watch, but thanks to Netzer's interesting direction and a riveting performance from Gheorghiu, 'Childs Pose' is rewarding." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".Controversy
The film was initially refused financing by the Romanian film board due its controversial depiction of the Hungarian minority in Romania. After an intervention by the Minister of Culture, Hunor Kelemen the ruling of the film board was overruled.Awards
*2013: Golden Bear, Berlinale
*2013: Telia Film Award, Stockholm International Film Festival
See also
* Romanian New Wave
* List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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