Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s Graduation is one of the best films I’ve ever seen about corruption. That’s true despite the fact that Mungiu underplays the typical elements found in tales about ...

After an initial trailer came in April of last year, a new preview has just arrived hailing from the U.K. for Cristian Mungiu‘s new drama Graduation. Premiering at Cannes to positive reception last ...

After screening around the festival circuit — including turns at New York Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival (where it ...

A doctor greases the system in order to ensure his daughter aces her finals in Cristian Mungiu’s beautifully structured yet familiar look at a dysfunctional society. That still translates to moderate ...

Eye-to-eye: father (Adrian Titieni) and daughter (Maria Drăguş) A decade ago Romanian director Cristian Mungiu took the Palme d’Or at Cannes for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a gruelling abortion ...

A modern-day morality play for a damaged world, “Graduation” is specific to Romania but applicable to everywhere, and it’s especially relevant to well-meaning fathers hoping to launch their children ...

“Graduation,” a film of gripping moral suspense from Romanian writer-director Cristian Mungiu, opens with a rock being hurled through the window of a house where a middle-aged doctor named Romeo ...

“Graduation” is a first-rate study in morals and ethics, an an example of how cutting corners can kick off a chain reaction of decay that’s difficult to stop. Adrian Titieni is Romeo, a doctor in ...

A new Cristian Mungiu film is always cause for celebration. “R.M.N.,” his first film since 2016’s “Graduation” won Best Director at Cannes, once again immerses us in the casual brutalities of Eastern ...

film profile], which was presented in competition at the 69 th Cannes Film Festival, a cross between a human and societal piece, about corrupt deviation from the principle of trust. Where did the idea ...

This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. While it has been nearly six years since Romanian New Wave writer-director Cristian Mungiu’s last ...