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Calatorie la oras

  • 2003
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
294
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Constantin Dita and Ion Sapdaru in Calatorie la oras (2003)
Short

Constantin Dita's quiet consternation once again inhabits Porumbiou's second short and is once more joined by the more carefree antics of Ion Sapadaru. It is not just old world meeting new a... Read allConstantin Dita's quiet consternation once again inhabits Porumbiou's second short and is once more joined by the more carefree antics of Ion Sapadaru. It is not just old world meeting new as the young teacher's vain attempts to merely purchase a computer lead to unnecessary dela... Read allConstantin Dita's quiet consternation once again inhabits Porumbiou's second short and is once more joined by the more carefree antics of Ion Sapadaru. It is not just old world meeting new as the young teacher's vain attempts to merely purchase a computer lead to unnecessary delays, political favors, bureaucratic conundrums, criminal activity and unexpected camaraderi... Read all

  • Director
    • Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Writer
    • Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Stars
    • Constantin Dita
    • Ion Sapdaru
    • Ada Gârtoman Suhar
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    294
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Corneliu Porumboiu
    • Writer
      • Corneliu Porumboiu
    • Stars
      • Constantin Dita
      • Ion Sapdaru
      • Ada Gârtoman Suhar
    • 2User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Constantin Dita
    • Teacher
    Ion Sapdaru
    • Gigi
    Ada Gârtoman Suhar
    • Secretara
    • (as Ada Gartoman Suhar)
    Teodor Corban
    Teodor Corban
    • Primarul
    • (as Teo Corban)
    Stelica Melinte
    • Lautarul
    Marina Puisoara
    • Sotia primarului
    Safta Vintila
    • Femeia de servici
    • Director
      • Corneliu Porumboiu
    • Writer
      • Corneliu Porumboiu
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    9p_radulescu

    Wit, Guts, Rhythm, Balance, Empathy

    This was the first movie of Romanian director Cristian Porumboiu, of nineteen minutes length. It was 2003. The guy made then in 2006 '12:08 East of Bucharest' which was great by all accounts. Then in 2009 'Police, Adjective' followed. I haven't seen it yet, it has very good reviews.

    Coming back to 'A Trip to the City': it's a little gem. It is witty, it has guts, it has rhythm, it is perfectly balanced: it is making the case like a demonstration at the blackboard; nothing is missing, nothing is superfluous, the perfect demonstration. And above all, you feel the empathy the director has for these petty people with petty lives, the immense pleasure he has in discovering their humanity in anything they're saying or doing.

    Two very good actors in the main roles: Ion Sapdaru (who has talent inside his skin as for a small regiment) and Constantin Dita (I saw him also in 'Portretul Luptatorului la Tinerete', where he managed a very difficult role).

    I found 'A Trip to the City' on youTube, with English subtitles, only I can see how much it is lost in translation. But this was unavoidable. The same words have a very different emotional charge in the two languages. I noticed that when reading in English books by Pamuk or Pavić. I read them also in Romanian, to feel their flavor. I believe that the semantic correspondence operates perfectly only between languages spoken in neighboring countries (despite their different origins, like Romanian, Serbian, Turkish). Similar challenges throughout history led to similar mental constructions, to similar suggestions behind words.

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    • Release date
      • May 2004 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Romania
    • Language
      • Romanian
    • Also known as
      • A Trip to the City
    • Filming locations
      • Romania
    • Production company
      • Universitatea Nationala de Arta Teatrala si Cinematografica "I.L. Caragiale" (UNATC)
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    • Runtime
      19 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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