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Luminița Gheorghiu has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s.
2006
Drama
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.
Dir. Cristian Mungiu · With Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, Vlad Ivanov
After suffering terrible headaches and stomach cramps, Mr. Lăzărescu, a lonely 63 year-old man, calls for an ambulance, beginning one man’s hellish journey through Bucharest hospitals in search of proper medical care. As the night unfolds, his health starts to deteriorate fast.
Dir. Cristi Puiu · With Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminița Gheorghiu, Doru Ana
Set in early 19th century Wallachia, Romania, a policeman, Costandin, is hired by a nobleman to find a Gypsy slave who has run away from his estate after having an affair with his wife.
Dir. Radu Jude · With Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Toma Cuzin
It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"
Dir. Corneliu Porumboiu · With Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru
Alina returns to Romania from Germany, hoping to bring Voichita—the only person in the world she loves and was loved by—back with her. But Voichita has found God, and God is the hardest lover of all to best.
Dir. Cristian Mungiu · With Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuță
A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters' lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.
Dir. Michael Haneke · With Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler
Child's Pose is a contemporary drama focusing on the relationship between a mother and her 32-year-old son. After the accidental killing of a boy in a car crash, the mother tries to prevent her son being charged for the death, and she refuses to accept that her son is a grown-up man.
Dir. Călin Peter Netzer · With Vlad Ivanov, Luminița Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache
A middle-class family flees an unspecified disaster that has struck the city and takes refuge in their country home. They think this will allow them to escape the chaos, but they soon realize that getting away won’t be so easy.
Dir. Michael Haneke · With Isabelle Huppert, Patrice Chéreau, Brigitte Roüan
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