Patul conjugal

1993
1h 42m

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In post-Ceausescu Bucharest, everybody is struggling to make a living. Vasile Potop, a movie theatre manager, tries to find money for an abortion for his wife Carolina, because he cannot aff... Read allIn post-Ceausescu Bucharest, everybody is struggling to make a living. Vasile Potop, a movie theatre manager, tries to find money for an abortion for his wife Carolina, because he cannot afford to raise three kids. He tries to borrow from his attractive ticket seller Stela, but s... Read allIn post-Ceausescu Bucharest, everybody is struggling to make a living. Vasile Potop, a movie theatre manager, tries to find money for an abortion for his wife Carolina, because he cannot afford to raise three kids. He tries to borrow from his attractive ticket seller Stela, but she quits the theatre and becomes a hooker. He then tries to sell his copy of Ceausescu's b... Read all

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- 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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Kirpianuscus

Mircea Daneliuc

in new context, the same honest image of reality. cruel honesty, bitter irony, scenes from a strange beginning, fight for survive and to build basic sense to the events. different by many Romanian movies after 1990 for the nuances who explores the lost of hope. the atmosphere is the same. and that does Patul conjugal special. in 1993 , it was perceived as support for political message. today, it reflects the same reality. because it is the story of a man looking escape from the pressure of a never ending crisis. and that does the film of Daneliuc useful. the science to explore the detail in its each piece. the definition of context using a case. the science to choice the right cast for describe the terror of every day reality. and the end for the fall of hope.

Vincentiu

deep bitter

one of movies who presents Romania after Communism fall. bitter, cruel, sarcastic, dark, cold. a film about lost of hope and impossibility of escape from a dark circle. more important, a Mircea Daneliuc film. one of the great from his filmography because it is chronicle of a form of social madness and image of a free society in a profound crisis. the choice for Gheorghe Dinica and Coca Bloos for lead roles is more than inspired. a film about lost of life sense, it is a precious moral lesson and analysis of a world in search of its sense. that fact transforms the story in the not comfortable state after its end. strange taste, cruel verdict. and a film as remind of basic truth.

10iamemilianmanolescu

Masterpiece

Mircea Daneliuc's "Patul conjugal" offers a darkly satirical and surreal glimpse into post-communist Romania, capturing the absurdity and moral confusion that followed the fall of the regime. Through the story of a man navigating the ruins of both his marriage and a decaying society, the film exposes the hypocrisy, opportunism and existential drift that defined the early '90s. Daneliuc blends grotesque humor with bitter realism, highlighting how personal disillusionment mirrors national collapse. It's a bold, unsettling portrait of a society adrift, where freedom breeds confusion and the past refuses to die.