Metronom is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Alexandru Belc in his directorial debut. Starring Mara Bugarin and Servan Lazarovici, accompanied by: Vlad Ivanov, Mihai Călin, Andreea Bibiri, Alina Brezunțeanu and Mara Vicol. It had its world premiere on May 24, 2022, at the 75th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Un Certain Regard and won Best Director.
The film was named on the shortlist for Romanian's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.
Synopsis In 1972 AD, Ana and Sorin are two teenagers who fall in love, but the young couple is forced to end their relationship when Sorin tells Ana that he is going to escape with his family to West Germany. After that, Ana and Sorin meet again, after the breakup, at the party of a colleague, Roxana. At the party, all the young people listen to the program "Metronom" by DJ Cornel Chiriac, broadcast by Radio Free Europe, a radio station banned at the time in Romania. The young people write a letter to Cornel Chiriac, through which they express their desire to leave the country under the Communist regime. They are detained by the militia that was notified and forced to describe in detail their participation in an act, seen as a protest against the regime.
Cast The actors participating in this film are:
Mara Bugarin as Ana Șerban Lazarovici as Sorin Vlad Ivanov as Biriș Mihai Călin as Ana's father Andreea Bibiri as Ana's mother Alina Brezunțeanu as Sorin's mother Mara Vicol as Roxana Mihnea Moldoveanu as Geo Andrei Miercure as Silviu Măriuca Bosnea as Nicolate Eduard Chimac as Octav Tiberiu Zavelea as Tibi Claudia Soare as Maria Briana Macovei as Laura Pamela Iobaji as Mara Ana Bodea as Claudia Alin Florea as Ispas Alex Conovaru as Dinu Alexandru Nedelcu as Photographer Horațiu Bob as Security Guard 1 Daniel Tomescu as Security Guard 2
Release It had its world premiere on May 24, 2022 at the 75th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Un Certain Regard and won Best Director. Then, it was screened on July 25, 2022, at the 39th Jerusalem Film Festival, on January 31, 2023, at the Gothenburg International Film Festival, etc. It was commercially released on November 4, 2022, in Romanian theaters.
Reception
Critical reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10.
Accolades YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.2022Cannes Film FestivalUn Certain RegardMetronomUn Certain Regard - Best DirectorAlexandru BelcJerusalem Film FestivalBest International FilmMetronomAdelaide Film FestivalBest Feature FilmChicago International Film FestivalNew Directors Competition - Gold HugoAlexandru BelcCamerimageBest Cinematographer's DebutInternational Crime and Punishment Film FestivalBest FilmMetronomGijón International Film FestivalBest Feature FilmWarsaw Film FestivalCrème de la Crème CompetitionAnonimul International Independent Film FestivalBest Feature Film2023Trieste Film FestivalGopo AwardsCătălin Mitulescu, Viorel Chesaru & Ruxandra SloteaBest DirectorAlexandru BelcBest Debut FilmMetronomBest Actor in a Leading RoleȘerban LazaroviciBest Actress in a Leading RoleMara BugarinBest ScreenplayAlexandru BelcBest CinematographyTudor Vladimir PanduruFilm EditingPatricia ChelaruBest SoundAlexandru Dumitru & Răzvan IonescuBest Production DesignBogdan IonescuBest Costume DesignIoana CovalciucBest Make-up and Hair StylingIrina Ianciuș & Marie-Pierre Hattabi
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