Vreau sa stiu de ce am aripi

birthday of a child. a gift. and tensions between parents. one of films who remains one of the most lovely memory from my childhood. for the identification with Dan,the lead character. later, for the performances of actors. for the manner to explore family life in realistic manner and propose a side of childhood, usually ignored by Romanian cinematography. for the portrait of child looking the right solution to solve a delicate problem. and for the desire to examine the social case in a manner out of political command. it is far to be perfect. because the sentences, the verdicts, the propositions who must be memorable are not the inspired parts of script. but it is a habit of many films from the same period. and the purpose is the same- to be moral lesson and to give large profound senses to the story. but, like in many similar cases, the actors are the support who saves the film. Valeria Seciu,Olga Tudorache, Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan and the young Cosmin Șofron do a great job.

The 12 birthday of a boy. The festive atmosphere, the waiting of gifts are absent. The problem of Dan is a competition with his friends for an amplified station. In same time, the indifference of parents for him is occasion of deep sadness. So, only friend is the grandmother .

His father gives to Dan the desired station and, for short time, the happy atmosphere is coming. But it is only a moment. The station is open and Dan assists at his parents quarrel. The elements of married crisis are unveils to boy who discovers an ugly reality of hard form of intolerance. His world becomes ambiguous space of feelings and desire. The values are illusions, the family- a cage.

"Vreau sa stiu de ce am aripi" is not a great movie. It is not beautiful or interesting and the excess of eloquence is, in same moments, boring.

And yet, it is one of my favorites movies. At first for the subtle acting of three important Romanian actors: Olga Tudorache, Valeria Seciu and Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan and for the identification with Cosmin Sofron's character. Then, for the image of capital error who move the aspect of life. Then for the small similitude with Redford's "Ordinary people". At last, for the interesting image of life like fight between incapacity of empathy and hope of child.

In fact,the film is a collection of aphorisms but that is not very important.

It is result of a Communism vision, with priggishness address.

It is a moral lesson but, more important, like any experience, is a trip to self-knowledge. So, may be a personal masterpiece, eventually. And that is his fundamental value.