Romanian New Wave.

Will and I went and saw Four Months, Three Weeks, and Two Days last night, an excruciating film. At one point, the feelings evoked were so intense that I thought I was going to have to leave the theatre. At another point, I looked over and watched Will cover his eyes for what seemed like an entire scene. I can remember only one other film that evoked such visceral responses: Boys Don’t Cry. The rape scene in that movie is almost unbearable.

This Romanian film is part of what the New York Times reports as Romanian New Wave Cinema. It is powerful. Disturbing. A thinking person’s film. I highly recommend it. It’s ironic that it’s out the same time as Juno, another indy film that deals with an unintended pregnancy. The moods of these two films, however, couldn’t be more different. And while Juno is being praised by the Academy, Four Months was denied entry into the Oscar competition, even though, IMO, it’s a much more challenging film.