6th Annual Romanian Cultural Marathon 2014 Tickets

Evening & Weekend Passes

2014 Cultural Marathon Weekend Pass
$
85.00    
Opening Night Pass
$
40.00    
Saturday Night Pass
$
45.00    
Sunday Night Pass
$
25.00    

FRIDAY, SEPT. 19TH

7:00PM: Opening Night 

Cocktail Party,  Welcome Note & Community Highlights with Vicki Clarke of Heifer International and Breaking Bad excerpt and Q&A with Marius Stan

Feature Film (94 MIN): ’I'm an Old Communist Hag/Sunt o Baba Comunista” by Stere Gulea, Q&A with Honored Guest Marian Ralea

Directed by Stere Gulea, produced by MediaPro Pictures and starring Luminita Gheorghiu, I'm an Old Communist Hag tells the story of Emilia, a 60-year old woman who lives peacefully with her husband Ţucu (Marian Ralea) in a small Romanian town. The couple is overwhelmed with joy when they receive a phone call from Canada: their daughter, Alice (Ana Ularu, Shooting Star at last year's Berlinale) will visit them together with her American fiancé Alan (Collin Blair). Things could not be better for Emilia, who looks forward to basking in the young couple's happiness. Moreover, Emilia, who is famous in the neighbourhood for her communist nostalgia, is asked to be part of a documentary about the extensive festivities organized on August 23, the national holiday before the '89 Revolution.

CHILDREN'S SHOW SAT & SUN


11:00 AM: Children’s Show "Abracadabra" with Marian Ralea and Teatrul Vostru 

Câte fetiţe nu şi-au dorit să fie Zâne şi Prinţese salutate de Prinţi frumoşi? Câţi dintre băieţi nu au vrut să-şi arate voinicia şi neînfricarea în faţa frumoaselor colege ? 

Cei mai slabi, au vrut să fie Regi ai Pădurilor, precum Leii Paralei. Unora le-a plăcut Lupul cel Rău, dar în faţa Scufiţei Roşii (prietena lui de bancă) nu a reuşit decât să-i spună “ce frumos îţi stă în roşu”. De la această Lume de Poveste, de care avem cu toţii atâta nevoie, la Lumea Viitorului nu este decât un pas. 

Câţi copii nu şi-au dorit să fie Roboţi sau Super Oameni veniţi din alte planete pentru a se împrieteni cu cei mici de pe pământ. Cu toţii ne-am dorit în visurile noastre să fim personajele pe care le-am văzut pe micile şi marile ecrane. Iar de la Erou de Poveste la Vedeta de film este foarte puţin. 

Carnavalul îţi oferă posibilitatea să intri în această lume a visului şi a gândului bun, mai cu seamă dacă există zâmbetul, chiar şi trist, al clovnului. Măcar o dată pe an, cu ocazia Carnavalului, să fim ca în Paradis.

Oile să danseze cu Lupii, Prinţii cu Zmeoaicele, Zânele cu Balaurii, Câinii cu Pisicile, dezvăluind o lume a bucuriei şi a fericirii, o imagine a Lumii fără supărări şi griji, o eliberare a visului şi gândului bun ce sălăşluieşte în noi.

SATURDAY, SEPT 20TH 
EVENING SHOW & RECEPTION

6:00PM: “The Japanese Dog/ Cainele Japonez” directed by Tudor Cristian Jiurgiu (86 MIN)

The life of Costache Moldu (Rebengiuc) has literally been devastated by a recent flood in his village in southern Romania, killing his wife and destroying his home. He salvages what he can, collecting in a cart the detritus of a long life, which he brings to the house he’s been allocated by the town (there’s still no electricity). 

A few brief scenes capture his personality: independent, proud, with a veneer of firmness that gives way to generosity. He has a piece of land worth about $8,000 that the mayor (Laurentiu Lazar) suggests he sell, though as Costache says, “What can I do with all that money?” 

Then his estranged son Ticu (Serban Pavlu, “Everybody in Our Family”) arrives from Japan with wife Hiroko (Kana Hashimoto) and son Koji (Toma Hashimoto). Costache hasn’t spoken with his son for ages; he doesn’t use a phone, and it’s clear he wasn’t very happy when Ticu left local girl Gabi (Ioana Abur) and moved to Asia. Now that they’re all together, Costache starts thinking of what he can do with the land, but Ticu and family don’t plan on staying.

7:30PM: Evening Reception & Community Highlight

Don Lothrop, founder of the New Vista Partners, a venture capital fund focused exclusively on Romania.  RomaniaOne, encouraging struggles and successes of Romanian Civil Society--one hectare at a time. 

8:30PM: U.S. Premiere of "La Lilieci" with Marian Ralea and Teatrul Vostru

“La lilieci” este un spectacol deschis in care poate oricine intra in joc, singura conditie este sa-l fi citit pe Sorescu”- Marian RaleaSpectacolul “La lilieci” suprinde cu veselie si umor crampeie din viata satului oltenesc Bulzesti in care se intampla minuni. Spectacolul ilustreaza cu har intelepciunea seculara a unor traditii adanc inradacinate in rutina satelor. Se contureaza o serie de personaje, inzestrate cu un caracter puternic dar si cu smerenie si cuviinta in fata divinitatii.

In aceasta lume, rupta de forfota repezita in care noi ne traim vietile, povestile lui Marins Sorescu au ramas vii pana in ziua de azi luptand impotriva timpului devastator, iar in casele acestor oameni coboara Dumnezeu. Un univers plin de mister, autenticitate si farmec in care filosofia naiva a romanilor da forta cuvantului din intamplarle bulzestenilor.

La Lilieci este cimitirul unde sufletele mortilor se intalnesc cu sufletele viilor, locul sfant in care cinstirea stramosilor vine sa implineasca bunul simt al acestui popor.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 21ST

3:00PM: "La Lilieci" with Marian Ralea and Teatrul Vostru - Matinee 

SUNDAY EVENING SHOW & FEATURE FILM

6:30PM: "Remember Caragiale?"("Incursiune in Lumea lui Caragiale") with RoAct Theater

7:00 PM:  Local Filmmaker Showcase, featuring Shorts by Irina Botea         
7:30 PM:  Introduction to "Miss Christina" by Mircea Eliade with honored guest Dr. Thomas Pavel

8:00 PM:  Feature Film: "Miss Christina/Domnisoara Christina” directed by Alexandru Maftei (102 MIN) 

The film is an adaptation of the well known short story 'Miss Christina' by Mircea Eliade. Moscu arrived at the mansion with his girlfriend, Sanda, the young artist Egor Pa?chievici notes that her entire family worships Miss Christina, her aunt murdered in unclear circumstances when she was just 20 years old, during the riots of 1907. Egor is inexplicably drawn into a portrait of Miss Christina and begins to dream. Soon, however, the boundary between dream and reality is blurred and Miss Christina, love Egor, is brought back to life through occult rituals even by her family. When realized, however, that life is in danger Egor Sanda decides to fight the ghost.
Opening Night Pass
$
40.00    
(Romanian Language Only)
Saturday: Children's Event: Carnaval la Abracadabra
$
15.00    
Sunday's Children's Event: Carnaval la Abracadabra
$
15.00    
The Japanese Dog/ Cainele Japonez
$
15.00    
Saturday Night Pass
$
45.00    
(Romanian Language Only)
U.S. Premiere of "La Lilieci" with Marian Ralea and Teatrul Vostru (Romanian Language)
$
35.00    
Sunday Matinee: "La Lilieci" with Marian Ralea and Teatrul Vostru
$
30.00    
Sunday Night Pass
$
25.00    

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