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Silent Wedding (Nunta muta)

Silent Wedding (Nunta muta)

A Romanian comedy-drama, set in a small village in 1953, about a young couple about to get married. Guests arrive, the banquet is ready and everything is prepared for the ceremony.

Then, the Russian army announce the death of Stalin. One week of national mourning must take place, effectively immediately. The wedding and the party are forbidden, but they decide to celebrate it anyway... just silently.

Starring Meda Andreea Victor, Alexandru Potocean, Valentin Teodosiu, Alexandru Bindea, Ioana Anastasia Anton, Luminita Gheorghiu

Directed by Horatiu Malaele (feature debut)

Written by Horatiu Malaele, Adrian Lustig

Drama, Comedy | 1hr 27mins | Rated (M) | contains violence, offensive language, sex scenes | Origin: Romania, Luxembourg, France

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  • What starts off as a bawdy comedy with plenty of surreal touches eventually morphs into a statement about both totalitarian government oppression and the spirit of the everyday people who lived through such trying circumstances. You’d be right to think that these two aspects aren’t the most obvious aspects to mesh together on screen but the contrast and sudden shift is the point of the film. This is a successful approach for getting across its themes about the struggle of humanity, less so for shaping an engaging story.

    There’s a lot of great content packed into the running time – genuinely funny low-brow humour, rustic and picturesque settings, carnivalesque production design as well as the bittersweet but life-affirming event described in the title.

    Unfortunately the build-up to the wedding itself is long and deliberate, with some scenes dragging out for longer than necessary and disengaging the viewer. Thankfully, the great wedding scene itself gets across its powerful political message in a surprisingly upbeat, poetic fashion.

    By Andreas Heinemann, Flicks.co.nz

 Our Rating       3

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