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Romanian Cultural Marathon of Chicago, 2013
Romanian Cultural Exchange (ROCX) is hosting the 5th Romanian Film Festival in Chicago and Cultural Marathon. This event draws the highest population of people with Romanian heritage in the Mid-West, and hundreds of film lovers. The Romanian Community in Chicago alone accounts for over 100,000 people. The event will include an opening cocktail party to honor lead Romanian film industry players and our elite sponsors.
As the L.A. Times quotes, "Romanians can't make a bad film. It's like, illegal in their country." We invite you to join the Romanian community, and foreign film enthusiasts alike in discovering the cinematic phenomenon that left a fierce impression on film festivals all over the world. Help ROCX make that impact in Chicago.
The screenings will have English subtitles unless otherwise mentioned on the schedule. All ticket purchases are final.
As the L.A. Times quotes, "Romanians can't make a bad film. It's like, illegal in their country." We invite you to join the Romanian community, and foreign film enthusiasts alike in discovering the cinematic phenomenon that left a fierce impression on film festivals all over the world. Help ROCX make that impact in Chicago.
The screenings will have English subtitles unless otherwise mentioned on the schedule. All ticket purchases are final.
Opening Gala/
'Sunt un orb' - recital by Horatiu Malaele
'Sunt un orb' - recital by Horatiu Malaele
$
30.00
Friday, September 20 @ 6:00PM
Opening Gala
Friday, September 20 @ 6:30PM
Sunt Un Orb
Horaţiu Mălăele continuă seria celor mai iubiţi actori români care joacă pe scena din Chicago in parteneriat cu ROCX. Vineri, 20 septembrie, sunteti invitaţi la un recital extraordinar, care îmbină comedia cu filozofia şi literatura, recitând din Nichita, Brumaru, Păunescu şi nu numai, într-un context interactiv cu publicul.
ROCX is pleased to continue the series of Chicago performances by our most beloved Romanian actors with the special event featuring the magnificent Horatiu Malaele. Friday, September 20th you are invited to an extraordinary recital which combines both comedy and philosophy. The monologue will include texts by Nichita, Brumaru, Păunescu and many more in an interactive context with the public.
(performed in Romanian without translations)
Opening Gala
Friday, September 20 @ 6:30PM
Sunt Un Orb
Horaţiu Mălăele continuă seria celor mai iubiţi actori români care joacă pe scena din Chicago in parteneriat cu ROCX. Vineri, 20 septembrie, sunteti invitaţi la un recital extraordinar, care îmbină comedia cu filozofia şi literatura, recitând din Nichita, Brumaru, Păunescu şi nu numai, într-un context interactiv cu publicul.
ROCX is pleased to continue the series of Chicago performances by our most beloved Romanian actors with the special event featuring the magnificent Horatiu Malaele. Friday, September 20th you are invited to an extraordinary recital which combines both comedy and philosophy. The monologue will include texts by Nichita, Brumaru, Păunescu and many more in an interactive context with the public.
(performed in Romanian without translations)
Happy Funerals
$
15.00
Friday, September 20 @ 9:00PM
Happy Funerals/Funeralii Fericite
Director: Horatiu Malaele (2013)
Synopsis: Three heavy boozers - a Romanian, a Russian and a Bulgarian are tripling away their... happiness, into vodka, at a joint called "The Happy Immigrant", kept by a Turk. The crowd at this venue, made out of survivors of the Babel Tower, is comprised of immigrants who chose Romania as their country of possibilities. A police raid chases away the pub's barflies. While on the run, the three professional boozers stumble upon a fortune teller who specializes in no other than: death prediction. The rest is pure entertainment! Although we are all indebted to one death, some refuse to pay this debt. Who wants to die when it's written in the cards for them or merely predicted?
The screening will be followed by discussion with the prestigious actor and director Horatiu Malaele.
Happy Funerals/Funeralii Fericite
Director: Horatiu Malaele (2013)
Synopsis: Three heavy boozers - a Romanian, a Russian and a Bulgarian are tripling away their... happiness, into vodka, at a joint called "The Happy Immigrant", kept by a Turk. The crowd at this venue, made out of survivors of the Babel Tower, is comprised of immigrants who chose Romania as their country of possibilities. A police raid chases away the pub's barflies. While on the run, the three professional boozers stumble upon a fortune teller who specializes in no other than: death prediction. The rest is pure entertainment! Although we are all indebted to one death, some refuse to pay this debt. Who wants to die when it's written in the cards for them or merely predicted?
The screening will be followed by discussion with the prestigious actor and director Horatiu Malaele.
Shadow Puppet Show
Saturday, September 21 @ 11:00AM
Free event/ suggested $5 donation at the door
To reserve your free seats, please use the form at the bottom of this page
Ro Act Theatre in collaboration with ROCX present to children of all ages 'Punguta cu doi bani' by Ion Creanga. Please join us for a heartfelt interpretation of the renowned Romanian children's story in which Cucosul Mosului and Gaina Babei (in the interpretation of actors Catalin Nicolae, Radu Vaduva and narrator Anca Dobocan ) will come for the first time to life through shadow puppets!
Cucurigu! boieri mari, Dati punguta cu doi bani!
(performed in Romanian without translations)
Free event/ suggested $5 donation at the door
To reserve your free seats, please use the form at the bottom of this page
Ro Act Theatre in collaboration with ROCX present to children of all ages 'Punguta cu doi bani' by Ion Creanga. Please join us for a heartfelt interpretation of the renowned Romanian children's story in which Cucosul Mosului and Gaina Babei (in the interpretation of actors Catalin Nicolae, Radu Vaduva and narrator Anca Dobocan ) will come for the first time to life through shadow puppets!
Cucurigu! boieri mari, Dati punguta cu doi bani!
(performed in Romanian without translations)
An Unforgettable Summer/
From This Day Forth
From This Day Forth
$
15.00
Saturday, September 21 @ 4:00PM
From This Day Forth/De Azi Inainte (short)
Director: Dorian Boguta (2012)
Synopsis: Stefan is turning 18. His Dad decides this is the day for his son to ”become a man”, with all that entails. Only things do not go as planned and the father receives a life-changing lesson from his son.
An Unforgettable Summer/ O Vara de Neuitat
Director: Lucian Pintilie (1994)
Synopsis: A Romanian soldier must choose between family loyalty and political allegiance in this disturbing Romanian drama set in 1925. Capt. Petri Dumitriu has been reassigned to a lonely outpost on the Danube after his wife Marie Therese Von Debretsy refuses the advances of a highly ranked general. On the Danube, Dumitriu's life is thrown into turmoil after Romanian soldiers are brutally slain in an ambush by Macedonian bandits. In retaliation, Dumitriu is ordered to execute the innocent local Bulgarians who work in his family's garden. Marie Therese is appalled and Dumitriu must make a terribly painful decision.
From This Day Forth/De Azi Inainte (short)
Director: Dorian Boguta (2012)
Synopsis: Stefan is turning 18. His Dad decides this is the day for his son to ”become a man”, with all that entails. Only things do not go as planned and the father receives a life-changing lesson from his son.
An Unforgettable Summer/ O Vara de Neuitat
Director: Lucian Pintilie (1994)
Synopsis: A Romanian soldier must choose between family loyalty and political allegiance in this disturbing Romanian drama set in 1925. Capt. Petri Dumitriu has been reassigned to a lonely outpost on the Danube after his wife Marie Therese Von Debretsy refuses the advances of a highly ranked general. On the Danube, Dumitriu's life is thrown into turmoil after Romanian soldiers are brutally slain in an ambush by Macedonian bandits. In retaliation, Dumitriu is ordered to execute the innocent local Bulgarians who work in his family's garden. Marie Therese is appalled and Dumitriu must make a terribly painful decision.
Outbound
$
15.00
Saturday, September 21 @ 6:30PM
Reception introducing special guest - director Bogdan George Apetri
Outbound/Periferic
Director: Bogdan George Apetri (2012)
Synopsis: After two years in prison, Matilda is granted a 24-hour temporary release. Not willing to return, she plans to escape, flee the country and start afresh. But before the day is over, Matilda must reconnect with her troubled past - the family who rejected her, her estranged ex-lover and, most of all, the kid she left behind. The struggle for a new life reminds her that freedom may be just one choice away.
Reception introducing special guest - director Bogdan George Apetri
Outbound/Periferic
Director: Bogdan George Apetri (2012)
Synopsis: After two years in prison, Matilda is granted a 24-hour temporary release. Not willing to return, she plans to escape, flee the country and start afresh. But before the day is over, Matilda must reconnect with her troubled past - the family who rejected her, her estranged ex-lover and, most of all, the kid she left behind. The struggle for a new life reminds her that freedom may be just one choice away.
Wedding in Basarabia/
Superman, Spiderman or Batman
Superman, Spiderman or Batman
$
15.00
Sunday, September 22 @ 3:00PM
Superman, Spiderman or Batman
Director: Tudor Giurgiu (2011)
Synopsis: Aron, a 5-year-old boy, sets together with his worried father on a journey at the end of which he wishes, like the superheroes in the comic books, to save his mother suffering from a heart condition
Wedding in Basarabia/Nunta in Basarabia
Director: Nap Teoader (2009)
Synopsis: “Wedding in Bessarabia” is a story of a young couple who recently got married in Romania. He is a young conductor from Bucharest and she is a gifted pianist from the Republic of Moldova. One day, they decide to have another wedding in Moldova, hoping to get the money to pay the account for a new apartment. The movie exploits the difference of traditions and habits between Romania and Bessarabia, and a sort of a competition which arises between the families involved.
Superman, Spiderman or Batman
Director: Tudor Giurgiu (2011)
Synopsis: Aron, a 5-year-old boy, sets together with his worried father on a journey at the end of which he wishes, like the superheroes in the comic books, to save his mother suffering from a heart condition
Wedding in Basarabia/Nunta in Basarabia
Director: Nap Teoader (2009)
Synopsis: “Wedding in Bessarabia” is a story of a young couple who recently got married in Romania. He is a young conductor from Bucharest and she is a gifted pianist from the Republic of Moldova. One day, they decide to have another wedding in Moldova, hoping to get the money to pay the account for a new apartment. The movie exploits the difference of traditions and habits between Romania and Bessarabia, and a sort of a competition which arises between the families involved.
Adalbert's Dream/
From This Day Forth
From This Day Forth
$
15.00
Sunday, September 22 @ 6:00PM
The Superhero/Super Eroul
Director: Catalin Bugean
A short movie about the profession of being a Hero. About ordinary people who live their lives in the fast lane every single day...
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with director Catalin Bugean.
Adalbert's Dream/Visul Lui Albert
Director: Gabriel Achim (2011)
Synopsis: Adalbert’s Dream is a black comedy based on a real story that happened in a Romanian communist factory in the 80’s. A work accident is re-enacted, but the re-enactment turns into a new accident: the worker playing the victim gets his hand cut off, as well. This latest triumph of the Romanian New Wave is set near the end of Ceausescu’s dictatorship against the backdrop of Romania’s finest moment in soccer: the victory of Steaua Bucharest over Barcelona during the 1986 European Cup Final.
The Superhero/Super Eroul
Director: Catalin Bugean
A short movie about the profession of being a Hero. About ordinary people who live their lives in the fast lane every single day...
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with director Catalin Bugean.
Adalbert's Dream/Visul Lui Albert
Director: Gabriel Achim (2011)
Synopsis: Adalbert’s Dream is a black comedy based on a real story that happened in a Romanian communist factory in the 80’s. A work accident is re-enacted, but the re-enactment turns into a new accident: the worker playing the victim gets his hand cut off, as well. This latest triumph of the Romanian New Wave is set near the end of Ceausescu’s dictatorship against the backdrop of Romania’s finest moment in soccer: the victory of Steaua Bucharest over Barcelona during the 1986 European Cup Final.
Day Pass for September 20th
$
40.00
Friday, September 20 @ 6:00PM
Opening Gala
Friday, September 20 @ 6:30PM
'Sunt un orb' - recital by Horatiu Malaele
Friday, September 20 @ 9:00PM
Happy Funerals/Funeralii Fericite
Opening Gala
Friday, September 20 @ 6:30PM
'Sunt un orb' - recital by Horatiu Malaele
Friday, September 20 @ 9:00PM
Happy Funerals/Funeralii Fericite
Day Pass for September 21st
$
25.00
Saturday, September 21 @ 11:00AM
Shadow Puppet Show - 'Punguta cu doi bani'
performed by Ro Act Theatre
Saturday, September 21 @ 4:00PM
From This Day Forth/De Azi Inainte (short)
An Unforgettable Summer/ O Vara de Neuitat
Saturday, September 21 @ 6:30PM
Reception introducing special guest - director Bogdan George Apetri
Outbound/Periferic
Shadow Puppet Show - 'Punguta cu doi bani'
performed by Ro Act Theatre
Saturday, September 21 @ 4:00PM
From This Day Forth/De Azi Inainte (short)
An Unforgettable Summer/ O Vara de Neuitat
Saturday, September 21 @ 6:30PM
Reception introducing special guest - director Bogdan George Apetri
Outbound/Periferic
Day Pass for September 22nd
$
25.00
Sunday, September 22 @ 3:00PM
Superman, Spiderman or Batman
Wedding in Basarabia/ Nunta in Basarabia
Sunday, September 22 @ 6:00PM
The Superhero/ Super Eroul
Introducing special guest - director Catalin Bugean
Adalbert's Dream/Visul Lui Albert
Superman, Spiderman or Batman
Wedding in Basarabia/ Nunta in Basarabia
Sunday, September 22 @ 6:00PM
The Superhero/ Super Eroul
Introducing special guest - director Catalin Bugean
Adalbert's Dream/Visul Lui Albert
Festival Pass, September 20-22
$
75.00
Friday, September 20
6:00PM: Opening Gala6:30PM: 'Sunt un orb' - recital by Horatiu Malaele
9:00PM: Happy Funerals/Funeralii Fericite
Saturday, September 21
11:00AM: Shadow Puppet Show - 'Punguta cu doi bani'
4:00PM: From This Day Forth/De Azi Inainte (short)
An Unforgettable Summer/ O Vara de Neuitat
6:30PM: Reception introducing special guest - director Bogdan George Apetri
Outbound/Periferic
Sunday, September 22
3:00PM: Superman, Spiderman or Batman
Wedding in Basarabia/ Nunta in Basarabia
6:00PM: The Superhero/ Super Eroul
Introducing special guest - director Catalin Bugean
Adalbert's Dream/Visul Lui Albert
6:00PM: Opening Gala6:30PM: 'Sunt un orb' - recital by Horatiu Malaele
9:00PM: Happy Funerals/Funeralii Fericite
Saturday, September 21
11:00AM: Shadow Puppet Show - 'Punguta cu doi bani'
4:00PM: From This Day Forth/De Azi Inainte (short)
An Unforgettable Summer/ O Vara de Neuitat
6:30PM: Reception introducing special guest - director Bogdan George Apetri
Outbound/Periferic
Sunday, September 22
3:00PM: Superman, Spiderman or Batman
Wedding in Basarabia/ Nunta in Basarabia
6:00PM: The Superhero/ Super Eroul
Introducing special guest - director Catalin Bugean
Adalbert's Dream/Visul Lui Albert
This project has been realized with the support of:
Guvernul Romaniei - Departamentul Pentru Romanii De Pretutindeni
Ro Act Theater
City Habitat Realty LLC
Law Office of Mr. Dan Alic
220 Communications
Guvernul Romaniei - Departamentul Pentru Romanii De Pretutindeni
Ro Act Theater
City Habitat Realty LLC
Law Office of Mr. Dan Alic
220 Communications
The Romanian Cultural Exchange (ROCX) could not exist without the generosity of sponsors like you.
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