- Title: Romanian film 'Bacalaureat' competes in Cannes
- Date: 19th May 2016
- Summary: CANNES, FRANCE (MAY 19, 2016) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (French) DIRECTOR, CRISTIAN MUNGIU, SAYING: "I think we have made a lot of progress, we have changed many things but if you come to Romania, you will see there is a sort of social anxiety, depression and if you ask why, where it comes from, it comes from the fact that there still many things unsolved yet. And maybe we did big progress, if we look at the situation in Romania from a historical point of view. But we live there, we don't have time to wait another 50 years to see if it's going in the right direction or not. And for us I think it's already too late, I think we have made the most important choices for our lives but for the children it is still unclear."
- Embargoed: 3rd June 2016 21:01
- Keywords: Cannes Film Festival Cristian Mungiu
- Location: CANNES, FRANCE AND UNKNOWN FILMING LOCATIONS
- City: CANNES, FRANCE AND UNKNOWN FILMING LOCATIONS
- Country: France
- Topics: Film
- Reuters ID: LVA0064IH2DZH
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Romanian director Cristian Mungiu's latest film 'Bacalaureat' explores the relationship 'between children, parents and truth', the filmmaker told a news conference in Cannes on Thursday (May 19).
The family drama is screening in-competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Mungiu previously won the Palme d'Or in 2007 for his film '4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days' and his 2012 film 'Beyond the Hills' won Best Screenplay and Best Actress.
'Bacalaureat' follows the story of Romeo Aldea (Adrian Titieni) a father keen to get his daughter Eliza (Maria Dragus) into college in the UK:
"I always want to make films on the topic that is the most important for me at that moment. When thinking about that it became clear to me that I would do a film on the relation between children, parents and truth. Because sometimes we consider that it's all right to have another truth, one that is appropriate for children. We live on our adults' world and for children we create another truth for them. It's not ok," Mungiu said.
Mungiu said a lot of progress has been made since the 1989 revolution in the country but there are still problems and future is not always easy for younger generations.
"I think we have made a lot of progress, we have changed many things but if you come to Romania, you will see there is a sort of social anxiety, depression and if you ask why, where it comes from, it comes from the fact that there still many things unsolved yet.''
''And maybe we did big progress, if we look at the situation in Romania from a historical point of view. But we live there, we don't have time to wait another 50 years to see if it's going in the right direction or not. And for us I think it's already too late, I think we have made the most important choices for our lives but for the children it is still unclear."
It's the third time Mungiu has been in the running for the Palme d'Or, which is due to be handed out on Sunday. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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