Alina cristina flutur and voichita cosmina stratan became friends when they lived in the same orphanage, eventually. A sneaky sort of exorcism film from director cristian mungiu, beyond the hills takes place in a romanian monastery that offers solace to troubled women if theyre willing to follow the rules. The narrative follows two young women at an eastern orthodox convent in romania. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. Find release information for beyond the hills 2012 cristian mungiu on allmovie. If you long for the bleak intelligence of an ingmar bergman film, where humankind is deeply. Alina returns to romania from germany, hoping to bring voichitathe only person in the world she loves and was loved byback to her. Usa 9 february 20 portland international film festival uk 15 february 20. Beyond the hills official theatrical trailer youtube. With cosmina stratan, cristina flutur, valeriu andriuta, dana tapalaga. Set in a strict monastery whose stern equilibrium is tragically disturbed when one of the nuns welcomes a friend in distress, and unfolding, accordingly, at an ascetically deliberate pace in a string of long takes, not unlike a penitent rosary, it is a film with which few if any would expect to feel immediate kinship.
Beyond the trailer host grace randolph tells you everything you need to know about the movie, the trailer, the hollywood hype, and the characters like the hulk, hawkeye, black widow, loki and more. William friedkins classic adaptation of a william peter blatty novel was pitched as popcorn entertainment for nervous christians, whereas director cristian mungius embellishment of a true story from the nonfiction novels. Jun 25, 20 coming soon to australian cinemas on 8 august 20 beyond the hills is the multi awardwinning new film from palme dor recipient, director cristian mungiu 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, inspired. Beyond the hills is less fun than any film about lesbian nuns and their psychotic exlovers ought to be. Beyond the hills is a film of great formal rigour and a furious indictment of religion as an instrument of patriarchal oppression. Beyond the hills dupa dealuri 2012 cristian mungiu movie hd a drama centered on. Cristian mungiu and his first since winning the palme dor at cannes. One finds refuge in a romanian convent and the other moves to germany to start a new life. Released march 8th, 20, beyond the hills stars valeriu andriuta, liliana mocanu, doru ana, cosmina stratan the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a score of 79 out of 100.
Beyond the hills, directed by cristian mungiu the new york times. Film society of lincoln center south korea 6 december 2012. Although some viewers may mistake its deliberate pace for passionless filmmaking, beyond the hills offers an intelligent, powerfully acted examination of the. Beyond the hills the 20 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Beyond the hills 20 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Beyond the hills 2012, directed by cristian mungiu film. A film about compromises and the implications of the parents role. Mungius beyond the hills at subtitle european film. Beyond the hills official trailer 20 by madman films. Feb 16, 20 beyond the hills in us theaters march 8, 20 starring cosmina stratan, cristina flutur, valeriu andriuta. Beyond the hills 2012 cristian mungiu releases allmovie. The rhythms of the film, and the rough intimacy of the camera work, allow you to. Plus take a look at whats in store for the next batch of movies from marvel studios, iron man 3 and thor 2 in 20 followed by captain america 2 in. Mar 08, 20 cristian mungius beyond the hills is a tough and engrossing work of realism, set in rural romania in the dead of winter, but it also has some of the shadowy magic of an ancient folk tale.
Trailer for beyond the hills this harrowing, visually stunning new film from director cristian mungiu 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, inspired by the nonfiction novels of tatiana niculescu bran, unfolds in and around a remote monastery where pious young women toil dutifully under the everwatchful eye of an austere priest known as papa the excellent valeriu andriuta. A naturalistic tragedy with the dark force of a folktale, anchored by the fraught dynamic between cinema newcomers flutur and stratan who shared the best actress prize at cannes, beyond the hills bears powerful witness to individuals at crosspurposes and institutions illequipped to help those most in need. No doubt that he has a skilled team, to include oleg mutu cinematography. Beyond the hills is a film inspired by an alleged demonic possession in romanias moldova region in 2005, which is centred on two friends, alina and voichita, who grew up together in an orphanage since first grade for both of them the only family that theyve ever known is each other. Cosmina stratan voichita, centre, in beyond the hills it transpires that the two women, now in their mid20s, were roommates in an orphanage and had a lesbian relationship. Beyond the hills is a remarkable film that depicts a world straddling between the superstitious past and the secular present. Anything other than complete subservience suggests a weakness of faith or, worse, possible possession. Mungius beyond the hills at subtitle european film festival. Cristian mungiu, inspired by tatiana niculescu brans nonfiction novels. Nov 07, 2012 in broad terms, beyond the hills is similarly built, though this time its setting and themes smack of the high seriousness of ingmar bergman with as incongruous as it may sound echoes of. The narrative follows two young women at an eastern orthodox convent in romania the film premiered at the 2012 cannes film festival, where mungiu won the award for best screenplay, and flutur and stratan shared the award for best actress. In broad terms, beyond the hills is similarly built, though this time its setting and themes smack of the high seriousness of ingmar bergman with as incongruous as it may sound echoes of. Beyond the hills is not a film thats easy to like, nor does it try to be.
The hills of cristian mungius beyond the hills dupa dealuri are a barren canvas of straw grass and leafless trees, framed. Cristian mungiu and his first since winning the palme dor at. Romanian life, sketched in bleak tones director cristian mungius beyond the hills has echoes of his earlier and bestknown drama, 4. He talks to xan brooks about his new film beyond the hills, and why he thinks romania should. Everything you need to know about beyond the hills movie 20. The newest film from palme dor winner cristian mungiu 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, beyond the hills was inspired by an alleged case of demonic possession in romania in 2005. This film follows the lives of two young girls who survive childhood and instances of abuse in. Sep 19, 2012 beyond the hills trailer voodoofilmsro.
Alina decides to stick around to convince her friend, a small decision that will spiral into dark and disturbing places. A lesbian exorcism in the middle of nowhere romanias 4 months, 3 weeks director returns with an intense drama of misguided faith and tormented sexuality. Cosmina stratan and cristina flutur in beyond the hills 2012 beyond the. Cosmina stratan, cristina flutur, valeriu andriuta, dana tapalaga, catalina harabagiu, gina tandura, vica agache, nora covali, dionisie vitcu, ionut ghinea, cristian mungiu, beyond the hills 2012 dupa dealuri, beyond the hills 2012, dupa dealuri, cristian mungiu, cosmina stratan, cristina flutur, valeriu andriuta, dana tapalaga, beyond the hills. But it is an engrossingly serious work, and confirms mungiu as a maturing talent with more. Beyond the hills theatrical trailer video movie insider. Voichita a new outlook on life as a nun at a secluded russian orthodox convent. Beyond the hills by mark hadley wednesday 7 aug 20 beyond the hills, one of the most popular european releases for the year also happens to be one of the strongest attacks against christianity and the hardest to defend. This harrowing, visually stunning new film from director cristian mungiu 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, inspired by the nonfiction novels of tatiana niculescu bran, unfolds in. A version of this article appears in print on march 8, 20, section c, page 8 of the new york. Beyond the hills dupa dealuri 2012 cristian mungiu movie hd. Beyond the hills is an arthouse film from romania, yet, in its slow, lurching progress toward a tragic exorcism, it is a stylistic nephew of americas the exorcist. Jun 15, 20 a gripping combination of political history and personal intrigue, pablo larrains no 2012, network, 15 dramatically recounts the campaign to remove general pinochet from power during the 1988. Beyond the hills 20 stream and watch online moviefone.
Beyond the hills seethes with astonishment and rage at a broken society marooned between the 21st century and the 16th. The orthodox convent we see beyond the hills is inhabited by a priest and nuns living spartan lives of work and. Beyond the hills 2012 letterboxd your life in film. This harrowing, visually stunning new film from director cristian mungiu 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, inspired by the nonfiction novels. Dupa dealuri is a 2012 romanian drama film directed by cristian mungiu, starring cristina flutur and cosmina stratan. Beyond the hills is an arthouse film from romania, yet, in its slow, lurching progress toward a tragic exorcism, it is a stylistic. In an isolated orthodox convent in romania, alina has just been reunited with voichita after spending several years in germany. Beyond the hills, directed by cristian mungiu the new. Beyond the hills trailer movie trailers and videos. The chilling story of an exorcism in a romanian monastery is the backdrop for an anatomy of an exhausted, bewildered society. Sweden 29 january 20 goteborg international film festival turkey 8 february 20. Beyond the hills dupa dealuri 2012 cristian mungiu. The friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage.
Beyond the hills theatrical trailer alina returns to romania from germany, hoping to bring voichitathe only person in the world she l. Coming soon to australian cinemas on 8 august 20 beyond the hills is the multi awardwinning new film from palme dor recipient. A cerebral melodrama of the most steely, bare and brutal kind, beyond the hills is the third feature from romanian director. Beyond the hills 20 cast and crew two young women grow up together in an orphanage. In beyond the hills, by the romanian director cristian mungiu, a girl who visits her friend at an isolated. Beyond the hills is a romanian film that follows orphan girls voichita and alina, played by cosmina stratan and cristina flutur, respectively, as they reconnect years after being released from their orphanage. Film the urgent beyond the hills reveals a crisis of faith. Mar 07, 20 cristian mungiu won the palme dor for his brilliantly agonising film 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. Romanias submission for the 20 best foreign language film oscar cristian mungius psychological drama beyond the hills dupa dealuri, best screenplay mungiu and best actress cristina flutur and cosmina stratan winner at this years cannes film festival, is romanias entry for the 20 best. Feb 20, 20 in an isolated orthodox convent in romania, alina has just been reunited with voichita after spending several years in germany.
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