Wedding in Bessarabia
{{Infobox film
|name = Wedding in Bessarabia
|caption =
| image = Wedding in Bessarabia FilmPoster.jpeg
|writer = Napoleon Helmis
|starring = Vlad Logigan
Victoria Bobu, Constantin Florescu
Igor Chistol
Viorica Geantă Chelbea
Horațiu Mălăele
|director = Napoleon Helmis
|producer = Dan Rațiu
Donat Etienne
Virgiliu Mărgineanu
|distributor = Mediana Communication
|released = {{Film date|2009|12|2|Tallinn Black Nights|2010|9|23|Romania}}
|runtime = 92 minutes
|country = Romania
Moldova
Luxembourg
|language = Romanian
|budget =
| music = Anatol Ștefăneț
}}
Wedding in Bessarabia ({{langx|ro|Nuntă în Basarabia}}) is a comedy made in 2009 by director Napoleon Helmis. It is a co-production between Romania, Moldova, and Luxembourg.{{cite web|url=http://2009.poff.ee/eng/films/programs/official_competition_eurasia/?productID=4492|title=Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival|publisher=|accessdate=20 March 2017|archive-date=15 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515041223/http://2009.poff.ee/eng/films/programs/official_competition_eurasia/?productID=4492|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fest21.com/en/blog/tallinn_black_nights_film_fest/poff_film_in_focus_wedding_in_bessarabia|title=POFF Film In Focus: WEDDING IN BESSARABIA - Filmfestivals.com|publisher=|accessdate=20 March 2017|archive-date=28 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728130157/http://www.fest21.com/en/blog/tallinn_black_nights_film_fest/poff_film_in_focus_wedding_in_bessarabia|url-status=dead}}[http://www.filmfestival-goeast.de/index.php?article_id=176&clang=1&mode=film&event_id=2142 Wedding in Bessarabia]
Overview
The director of the film is Napoleon Helmis (born in 1969, Topana); he graduated from the National Theater and Film's Art University in Bucharest in 1996, where he currently teaches film direction.
Hoping to find an easier way to make a living, the train is taking them from the hard life of Romania to the girl's homeland of Moldova (Bessarabia), where the wedding will be held. The wedding not only reunited her with her family but also allows the couple the chance to receive presents and cash that they desperately need to start their new life together. In the midst of political debate, social complexities and economic hardships, what emerges is a portrait of a community that celebrates joie de vivre and humanity. The film holds on to its optimism while it delights artistically in the socio-political complexities of a region that has known its share of sorrows.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/en/blog/tallinn_black_nights_film_fest/poff_film_in_focus_wedding_in_bessarabia|title=POFF Film In Focus: WEDDING IN BESSARABIA - Filmfestivals.com|publisher=|accessdate=20 March 2017}} Bessarabia was part of Romania from 1918 to 1940 and then was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Moldavian SSR.
The film was presented during the 2010 Montreal World Film Festival, Focus on World Cinema.{{cite web|url=http://www.antena1.ro/timp-liber/film/nunta-in-basarabia-selectat-la-montreal-world-film-festival-116464.html|title=Antena 1 - Mereu aproape|publisher=|accessdate=20 March 2017}}Vocea Basarabiei, [http://www.voceabasarabiei.net/index.php/stiri/cultura/10136-filmul-nunt-in-basarabiaq-va-fi-prezentat-la-montreal-world-film-festivalq- Filmul „Nuntă în Basarabia" va fi prezentat la „Montreal World Film Festival"]
Awards
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, December 2009
- Comedy Cluj Film Festival, Most Popular, October 2009
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1741706|Wedding in Bessarabia}}
- [http://market.poff.ee/est/films2009/wedding Wedding In Bessarabia]
- [http://calendar.madison.com/77/index.php?com=detail&eID=53487&year=2010&month=03 Romanian Film Festival: Wedding in Bessarabia/Nunta in Basarabia]
- Vocea Basarabiei, [http://www.voceabasarabiei.net/index.php/stiri/cultura/10136-filmul-nunt-in-basarabiaq-va-fi-prezentat-la-montreal-world-film-festivalq- Filmul „Nuntă în Basarabia" va fi prezentat la „Montreal World Film Festival"]
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