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A Light on the 10th Floor @ Romanian Cinematheque

       

Romania | 1984 | 83min | dir: Malvina Ursianu | cast: Irina Petrescu, Gheorghe Dinica, Mircea Diaconu, Florina Luican
In Romanian with English subtitles.

A young engineer accused of economic sabotage is released after years of detention and struggles to find redemption in spite of a hostile society. Maria Dinu is a tenacious woman, fighting the injustices of a regime that habitually puts innocents in prison. The movie follows the protagonist's difficult road to recovery and focuses on her existence as provisional as the unfinished block of flats where she is confined to live.

This is a film about the dignity of a woman that tries to restore the colours of life, after the dark years of imprisonment, while trying to forget the injustice, so that she can survive. The tale of anonymous heroine, fragile but brave as Achilles.
Alice Manoiu - 1984

Malvina Ursianu is one of the few women-directors of Romanian cinema. She gained recognition with the movie The Return of Prince Lapusneanu (1979), in which she portrays a controversial Moldavian medieval prince in his quest for power. Selected filmography: Mona Lisa without the Smile (1967), The Return of Prince Lapusneanu (1979), The Silence of the Depths (1982), A Light on the 10th Floor (1984).

Romanian Cinematheque is a project developed by the Romanian Cultural Institute in London with the support of National Centre for Cinematography in Romania (CNC)

When: Thu 16 June 2011, 7pm;
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute London.
Free entrance. To attend please email office@icr-london.co.uk or call 0207 752 0134.
Early booking recommended.