I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians recently screened at the Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema festival presented by The Romanian Film Initiative, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Jacob Burns Film Center. This film from Radu Jude kicked off a showcase of his work, which included his popular third film Aferim!. This film focuses on a World War II reenactment and through this lens a discussion of how history is remembered and presented is expanded upon. Continue reading “I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians Movie Review from @kleffnotes”

In November, Touch Me Not kicked off the Romanian Film Initiative, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Jacob Burns Film Center event, Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema. This is the debut film from Romanian director, Adina Pintilie. Touch Me Not is a jarringly beautiful film that examines the human body and the idea of intimacy, while also showcasing the connection between the subjects as well as Pintilie herself. Continue reading “Touch Me Not Movie Review from @kleffnotes”