Movie No. 187 (2013): CHILD'S POSE
Pozitia Copilului (a.k.a. Child's Pose) (2013)
Director: Calin Peter Netzer
Cast: Luminita Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache
In Romanian, with English subtitles
Golden Bear Winner at 2013 Berlin Film Festival. Romania's entry to the Best Foreign Language Film race at the 86th Academy Awards.
A wealthy middle-aged mother meddles with her only son's life when she feels she's losing him to his girlfriend, who's a single mother. The son surely despises this. But she sees a chance, ironically, when her son gets involved in a highway accident that caused the death of a 14 year old boy. She's wealthy. She'll do favors for her son to avoid jail. She'll use her connections. She'll meddle with police procedures. She'll tamper evidence. She'll try to bribe the witness. And she'll do a 'drama queen' performance before the boy's bereaved parents. Anything a mother will do to protect her child. But the thing with this movie is that it's one that relies on effectiveness of the actors' performances. Luminita Gheorghiu didn't falter. In fact, she's so good at being irritating, which is exactly what her character calls for. And the rest of the cast are as convincing so that everything appears authentic.
Director: Calin Peter Netzer
Cast: Luminita Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache
In Romanian, with English subtitles
Golden Bear Winner at 2013 Berlin Film Festival. Romania's entry to the Best Foreign Language Film race at the 86th Academy Awards.
A wealthy middle-aged mother meddles with her only son's life when she feels she's losing him to his girlfriend, who's a single mother. The son surely despises this. But she sees a chance, ironically, when her son gets involved in a highway accident that caused the death of a 14 year old boy. She's wealthy. She'll do favors for her son to avoid jail. She'll use her connections. She'll meddle with police procedures. She'll tamper evidence. She'll try to bribe the witness. And she'll do a 'drama queen' performance before the boy's bereaved parents. Anything a mother will do to protect her child. But the thing with this movie is that it's one that relies on effectiveness of the actors' performances. Luminita Gheorghiu didn't falter. In fact, she's so good at being irritating, which is exactly what her character calls for. And the rest of the cast are as convincing so that everything appears authentic.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: November 2, 2013
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