Sieranevada
- 2016
- Tous publics
- 2h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6K
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Centers around a family gathering on the anniversary of a patriarch's recent death.Centers around a family gathering on the anniversary of a patriarch's recent death.Centers around a family gathering on the anniversary of a patriarch's recent death.
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- 21 wins & 21 nominations total
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This is definitely a carefully crafted movie by a gifted director.
The result is disappointing though: way too long.
I enjoyed the fact that it captures real conflicts and emotions.
Could have done that in half the time though.
Good film for movies snobs.
The result is disappointing though: way too long.
I enjoyed the fact that it captures real conflicts and emotions.
Could have done that in half the time though.
Good film for movies snobs.
I don't know why but I found this movie really good. It resembled to the the high school book I had to read in my time, Enigma Otiliei or like Morometii book & screen play.
Like all Romanian movies, it has that drama-parody of being a post-communist member; like all the good post-revolution movies. This movie is from the same category. But! And there's a huge "But". This movie has a really tangled and well-structured story line. The characters are really complex. I loved the "detailed" small-talks that took place alongside the main story. Also, like many Romanian families, you have that huge abundance of relatives that you have to deal with. You have that "It's family!" saying that your mother told you every time you couldn't stand your cousin when you were little. Also, all the actors seem to play their parts really well. I've seen almost all the good Romanian movies and I can say that these are some hardcore actors. They fit so well with their characters and their performance is almost perfect.
Yes, it has the downsides that all Romanian movies have: the static scenes and the bad sound quality. You have to have subtitle otherwise, most of the time, if you are Romanian, you won't understand a word.
All of this being said, enjoy! It's just a pure South-Eastern Week-end story event!
It is a film too long and too boring. Too many characters in a space too small. All moves back and forth in a permanent and annoying tangle. Even the film's title is without sense and misspelled. The idea is to depict the miserable appearance of the Romanian people so it is very realistic. Another finding about the level of decay that we reached now in Romania. I appreciate his many actors even those appearing in supporting roles. It thought the sound was not well done; dialogues in Romanian language are not perfectly understandable, but of course it may depend on the cinema. We also appreciated the collaboration between filmmakers from so many countries.
I love this movie completely! I went to see it in a Friday evening, 9 PM, but it won my full attention from the first line! I have enjoyed every single second of its 3 hours although I was tired and it changed my spirit, made me laugh, made me think, made me happy. It is a movie created from our very essence as a nation, from our each and every archetype, from our collective or individual beliefs, but with a director touch of genius that makes the movie to be an incredible story and an amazing movie experience. It is, for sure a state of mind movie, but, at the same time, I believe it's one movie that builds its own state into your mind. The thing I loved the most about the movie is the dynamics of the characters, each being its own archetype and what happens between them is completely delusional (in its best sense). The choice of the actors - truly inspired, every one fits its character best and it feels like you are really in that apartment with them as the synergy created is so well built. Highly recommend it! Congrats to our talented directors, for such an incredible year for the Romanian movie scene!
Family drama has never portrayed this good. You are invited into this family's house during the aftermath of a funeral in the wintertime. It gets very intense.
Did you know
- TriviaThe title, deliberately misspelled, is a parody of esoteric film titles and does not refer to anything specific.
- Crazy creditsSilvia Nastase is credited in the opening titles but not in the end credits.
- ConnectionsReferences Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (1937)
- SoundtracksSymphony in C minor J-C 9, I. Allegro
Composed by Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Performed by Aradia Ensemble
Conducted by Kevin Mallon
Courtesy of Naxos Deutschland GmbH
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- Also known as
- Сьєраневада
- Filming locations
- Strada Ionel Perlea, Bucharest, Romania(Opening scene: Lary's street)
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Box office
- Budget
- €1,400,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $247,196
- Runtime2 hours 53 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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