Beyond the hills = După dealuri / Sundance Selects and Mobra Films present ; written and directed by Cristian Mungiu ; a Why Not Productions, Les Films du Fleuve, France 3 Cinéma, Mandragora Movies coproduction ; producer, Cristian Mungiu.
Edition:
Director-approved two-DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; widescreen.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Inspired by the nonfiction novels of Tatiana Niculescu Bran. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012. Wide screen (2.35:1). Special features: new interview with Mungiu; the making of "Beyond the hills," a documentary from 2013, produced by Mungiu; press conference from 2012 Cannes Film Festival, featuring Mungiu and actors Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, and Dana Tapalaga; deleted scenes; trailer; an essay by film scholar Doru Pop. Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriută, Dana Tapalagă.
Summary:
With this arresting drama based on notorious real-life events, Cristian Mungiu mounts a complex inquiry into faith, fanaticism, and indifference. At a desolate Romanian monastery, a young novice nun, Voichita, reunites with her former companion Alina, who plans to take her to Germany. But Voichita proves unwilling to abandon her calling, and Alina becomes increasingly desperate to reclaim her devotion, putting the outsider at odds with the monastery's ascetic priest.
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