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Love Sick (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Love Sick' (, "Sickly relationships") is a 2006 Romanian drama film directed by Tudor Giurgiu. It is a lesbian-themed love story that has been compared to 'My Summer of Love'.
Plot
Alex and Cristina (Kiki) are university students who end up living in the same building. Their friendship develops quickly, overcoming several phases, from fellowship to care and tenderness. While the two are very different, the two girls get along fine, except for the moments when a third character shows up — Sandu. Kiki's brother is permanently tormented by an unnatural jealousy which implies an incestuous liaison between the two siblings.
Unlike other recent Romanian films, it is not a reflection on Romania's communist or post-communist history; the country is merely a background for the different relationships.
Cast
*Maria Popistau as Kiki
*Ioana Barbu as Alex
*Tudor Chirila as Sandu
*Catalina Murgea as Mrs. Benes
*Mircea Diaconu as Mr. Dragnea
*Virginia Mirea as Mrs. Dragnea
*Tora Vasilescu as Mrs. Parvulescu
*Valentin Popescu as Mr. Parvulescu
*Mihai Dinvale as Prof. Mihailescu
*Carmen Tnase as Waitress
*Puya as Taxi driver
*Mihaela Rdulescu as Mrs. Negulescu
*Robert Paschall Jr. as Bo
Background
The film was adapted from a novel by Cecilia Stefanescu.Ttu, JulyAugust 2007 issue, page 26
Awards
*'Love Sick' shared the grand jury prize in November 2006 at the 19th edition of the , Montreal, Canada's LGBT Film Festival.[http://www.image-nation.org/2006/mise-eng.php Image+Nation Festival Audience Choice Awards for 2006] [http://www.indiewire.com/buzz/queer_cinema.html indieWire]
*'Actress Maria Popistasu' won Jury Special Award for Performance at the 'Anonimul' International Film Festival in Romania.[http://uwromania.rso.wisc.edu/ROFILM/ROFILMfest.html Romanian Film Festival]
*'Actress Ioana Barbu' won Best Actress at the Pcs International Film Festival.
Distribution
It premiered at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival as part of the Teddy Awards. It went on to appear at a number of international film festivals including the Seattle International Film Festival and the
London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
See also
* Romanian New Wave
References
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