Septembrie

After not being able to pass the entrance examination at the Polytechnic Faculty, Vali (Walter, in English), living in the city of Brasov, gets to be investigated by the police (then called The Militia) for complicity to different thefts. He wants to find an alibi and he figures that the best one would be provided by his father, now living in Bucharest, the capital city.

All good, but to get there he robes a motorcycle.

In Bucharest he gets to know a shop girl named Anisoara (pronounced Anishoara (Anny, in English)), whom he suggests an escapade by the seashore which she surprisingly agrees with. This goes to show how different were the people then. Nowadays, whom would react this spontaneous? But there is a saying: "Whom God would ruin, He first deprives of reason".

"The success of Timotei Ursu in "Septembrie" (meaning September) is that of making a gravely moment of truth from a beautiful love story, an acute exam of sincerity in front of life that does not forgive neither the young nor the old for their mistake. Natural and discreet, the director enveloped the load of moral signification and inherent consequences to each life gesture under the appearance of an innocent game." (1978, Adina Darian, critic).

If you have the opportunity to see this movie, don't hesitate. I guarantee you will love the story which in fact is a love story. And I'm not saying that only for the reason that this movie was made in my country. Just see it and believe it.

Or not! "De (dis)gustibus non disputandum!!!" as the ancient Romans once said.

:-)

Anyway, I'll give it a 9 out of 10.

a love story. an ethical lesson. two young people. a tragedy. and few beautiful images. in fact, a lesson for teenagers about right way of society integration. a little version of Reconstituirea, far from the genius of Pintilie masterpiece but nice and almost touching. a man in search of his life sense. Anda Onessa in her first role from a short cinema career. and the lights of Brașov. the sea, the dark innocence and inspired music. Septembrie is not amazing or special. but fragments of it remains in memory maybe for the simplicity of story, for beautiful actors, for the illustration of usual dream of many viewers. this fact is essential. and the honest manner of Timotei Ursu, the director. nothing new. only a melancholic flavor.

I saw this film many years ago. And I remember it as a touching love story near the Black Sea, one of splendid roles of Anda Onessa and Geo Costiniu in the fine role of rebel. I was child when I saw and impression, not surprising, was powerfull and intense. The bitterness and the moral lesson proposed by Communist regime. The atmosphere as a velvet veil and the memories about Reconstituirea. A good film. First, for nostalgics.