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“Romanians are bad at making movies. We have such a beautiful country, but they only show doom and gloom,” whines Pompiliu (Alexandru Papadopol) in the shaggy, summery comedy “Two Lottery Tickets.” Meant as a playful jab toward the Romanian New Wave movement that has put the country on the cinematic map, local audiences might have found a little bit of truth in writer/director Paul Negoescu’s script as they were clearly ready for something different.
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After taking a year off due to COVID-19, Cannes’ Critics’ Week, the parallel side-bar part of Cannes that focuses on first and second films by emerging filmmakers, is back and has revealed its line-up. The head of the jury for the 60th edition of Semaine de la Critique, as it is known in France, will be led by Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu, and it’s a very French-heavy line-up.
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lottery is something many people can only dream of.In fact, being struck by lightning or winning an Oscar is a more likely thing to achieve However, one mathematician did the unthinkable and managed to win the lottery 14 times.Over decades he managed to win millions with his team in the process, according to the Daily Star.Romanian-born Stefan Mandel worked out the formula while working as an economist in communist-era Romania in the late 1950s, which had a government-sanctioned lottery.The
Naomi Osaka announced she is withdrawing from the French Open, after refusing to attend the media conference at the grand slam, following her match on Sunday, defeating Romanian player Patrica Maria Tig.The tennis star was fined $15,000 and was warned she could face expulsion from the tournament if she refused to speak to the media.Naomi released a statement on her personal Twitter account, revealing she would take some time away from the court, so that “everyone can get back to focusing on the
© ASSOCIATED PRESS Japan's Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Romania's Patricia Maria Tig during their first round match of the French open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Sunday, May 30, 2021 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez extended her support to the tennis star Naomi Osaka following her decision to withdraw from the French Open due to concerns around press conferences and mental health.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn world cinema, austerity isn’t just a quality — it’s an aesthetic ideal that gets passed around from country to country. The epicenter of high cinematic austerity was once the Sweden of Ingmar Bergman.