| Marilena from P7 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The poster of the film (without text). | |
| Directed by | Cristian Nemescu |
| Written by | Tudor Voican Cristian Nemescu |
| Produced by | Cristian Nemescu Ada Solomon (exec. prod.) |
| Starring | Mădălina Ghițescu Gabriel Huian |
| Edited by | Cătălin Cristuțiu |
| Music by | Andrei Toncu |
| Distributed by | MediaPro Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 45 minutes[2] |
| Country | Romania |
| Language | Romanian |
| Budget | $35,000[3] |
Marilena from P7 (Romanian: Marilena de la P7) is a medium-length Romanian film, directed by Cristian Nemescu. First released in 2006, it was also nominated the same year for the Semaine de la critique section of the 59th Cannes Film Festival.[4]
Being Cristian Nemescu's last completed project, the film stars Mădălina Ghițescu as Marilena and Gabriel Huian as Andrei. Originally, the film was intended to be used as an exercise, and was not supposed to be longer than seven minutes.[5] In the end, the project evolved to an unusual length of 45 minutes;[6] the film's approach also turned from comedy to teenage love.[7] Reception from the public was favorable – it impressed through its unitary view and the way the screenplay, picture and sound combine together into a new and organic way, by using innovative, unusual techniques.[7]
- ^ "AperiTIFF" (PDF) (Press release) (in Romanian). Transylvania International Film Festival. 4 June 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
- ^ "Marilena from P7 passed by" (in Romanian). liternet.ro. December 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Movie details". 2006 Brooklyn Film Festival. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
- ^ "List of participants - 2006 Cannes Film Festival". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Marilena from P7, a film about feelings, not social realities" (Press release) (in Romanian). Eva. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ The film is of medium length, lasting longer than a typical short (usually under 20 minutes), but shorter than a feature film (lasting over one hour). The medium-length movie is harder to distribute to the public as compared to other categories; while it is too long for showing to the public as a short, it also is too short to show as a feature (usually expected to run up to two hours).
- ^ a b "Together with Marilena at Cannes!" (Press release) (in Romanian). Cotidianul. May 2006.