Cristian Mungiu
Actor and Director
Golden Age...as 'the golden age'." Mungiu has won the prestigious Palme D'Or at Cannes Film Festival for his gritty and hard-hitting film Four Months, Three Weeks and Two Days, but Tales is comic, surreal and poignant. Imprisonment is never far... In this article: Cristian Mungiu, Nicolae Ceausescu, Communism, Twitter, Romania, Europe, London Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Facebook |
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International Herald Tribune | October 02, 2007
Romanian film about illegal abortion wins Cannes' top prize - International Herald Tribune
...top prize CANNES, France: Romanian director Cristian Mungiu won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize Sunday with "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," a harrowing portrait of an illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania. The low-budget,...
In this article: Silent Light, A Mighty Heart, 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days, Coen brothers, Gus Van Sant, Julian Schnabel, and Romania
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Entertainment News | October 20, 2009
Hollywood hunts for new bad guys after Evil Empire's fall - Feature
...world of communism. In particular, this includes Cristian Mungiu's 4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) about a young woman's attempt to arrange an illegal abortion in Nicolae Ceausescu's Romania. It won the Cannes...
In this article: Hollywood, Communism, Roman Polanski, Moscow, Abu Dhabi, James Bond, Eastern Europe, Andy Garcia, and Borat
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | October 28, 2009
Interview: Cristian Mungiu - 'This is just a way to look back and remember that it was humour that kept us alive …'
...The Death of Mr Lazerescu and California Dreamin' have sparked much talk of a Romanian "new wave" and nobody knows this better than Cristian Mungiu, the 41-year-old director who scooped the 2007 Cannes film festival's main prize, the Palme...
In this article: 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days, Nicolae Ceausescu, Communism, Romania, UK, and Bulgaria
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www.washingtonpost.com | December 02, 2007
Harrowing '4 Months' Wins Best Picture
Harrowing '4 Months' Wins Best Picture BERLIN -- Romanian director Cristian Mungiu's "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" won the best film prize Saturday at the 20th annual European Film Awards in Berlin. The low-budget production, a harrowing...
In this article: Berlin, Helen Mirren, The Queen, 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days, Oscar, Cannes Film Festival, Fatih Akin, Jean-Luc Godard, and Queen Elizabeth II
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Cannes Winner Praises Romania's Films
...Winner Praises Romania's Films BUCHAREST, Romania -- Cristian Mungiu, the first Romanian to win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, says his country's recent movie output helped him win the award. Mungiu's low-budget "4 Months, 3...
In this article: 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days, Romania, Ethan Coen, Communism, Cannes Film Festival, Quentin Tarantino, Hollywood, and Bucharest
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New Kerala | May 22, 2009
Cow India in Mungui film
Cow India in Mungui film Cannes, May 22 : It was a cow that kicked off laughter in a Romanian film made by five directors, including the award-winning Cristian Mungiu, at the Cannes film festival. It had an India connection too. The film,...
In this article: 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days, Cannes Film Festival, India, and Romania
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The Hollywood Reporter | May 13, 2009
IFC picks up 'Tales From the Golden Age'
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" writer-director Cristian Mungiu penned all the shorts while he, and fellow Romanian helmers Ioana Uricaru, Hanno Hofer, Razvan Marculescu and Constantin Popescu each took a turn directing one. The pic,...
In this article: 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days, Romania, Festival de Cannes, Nicolae Ceausescu, and U.S.
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Reuters | June 27, 2008
Romanian 11-year-old can legally abort pregnancy
...of a national debate after a gritty film on the issue, "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, won the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Additional reporting by Iulia Rosca;...
In this article: Communism, Cannes Film Festival, 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days, Romania, and Bucharest
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USATODAY.com | October 18, 2007
Ireland, Azerbaijan join 63 nations seeking foreign Oscar - USATODAY.com
...submitted Farid Gumbatov's Caucasia. Entries include Romania's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days from director Cristian Mungiu, which won top honors at May's Cannes Film Festival; Chile's Padre Nuestro from Rodrigo Sepulveda, the winner of the...
In this article: Oscar, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Tony Ayres, The Knot, Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Jiri Menzel, Nic Balthazar, and Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Cristian Mungiu (b. 1968, Iaşi) is a Romanian filmmaker, winner of the Palme d'Or in 2007.
After studying English literature at the University of Iaşi, he worked for a few years as a teacher and as a journalist. After that, he enrolled at the University of Film in Bucharest to study film directing. After graduating in 1998, Mungiu made several short films. In 2002, he debuted with his first feature film, Occident. Occident enjoyed critical success, winning prizes in several film festivals and being featured in Director’s Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2007 Mungiu wrote and directed his second feature, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. The film was received enthusiastically, attracting critical praise and being selected in the official competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, where it eventually won the coveted Palme d'Or for feature film, marking the first time that prize was awarded to a Romanian filmmaker.
Mungiu has said that early Milos Forman and Robert Altman are important filmmakers who influenced him. He also respects the
realism of "the Bicycle Thief", among other famous realistic films.
Mungiu is the brother of political analyst Alina Mungiu-Pippidi.
- Birth Date:
- April 27, 1968
- Birthplace:
- Iaşi, Romania
- Years Active:
- 1998 - present
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