Occident (2002)
Occident (2002), directed by Cristian Mungiu, starring Alexandru Papadopol and Anca Androne.
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Synopsis
Three overlapping stories take place over the course of a week in Bucharest, with characters whose life paths intersect and overlap; often independently of their intentions to emmigrate from Romania, or to stay behind.
- Vivi Drăgan VasileCinematography
- Cristian MungiuDirector, Writer
- Nita ChivulescuEditing
- Hanno HöferOriginal music
About the film
Occident is a 2002 Romanian film written and directed by Cristian Mungiu. It stars Alexandru Papadopol as a 29-year-old man named Luci and Anca Androne as his wife Sorina. The film is a tragicomedy about young people who move to the West when they are not financially successful in Romania.
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Occident is a 2002 Romanian film written and directed by Cristian Mungiu. It stars Alexandru Papadopol as a 29-year-old man named Luci and Anca Androne as his wife Sorina. The film is a tragicomedy about young people who move to the West when they are not financially successful in Romania.
Cast
Alexandru Papadopol as Luci
Anca-Ioana Androne as Sorina
Samuel Tastet as Jérôme
Tania Popa as Mihaela
Coca Bloos as Mihaela's mother
Julieta Strîmbeanu as Granny
Eugenia Bosânceanu as Aunt Leana
Ioan Gyuri Pascu as Gică
Valeriu Andriuţă as Nae
Nicolongo as Luigi
Dorel Vișan as The cop
Gabriel Spahiu as The mute Spaniard
Michael Beck as The Dutchman
Jérôme Bounkazi as The Italian
Tora Vasilescu as The school-mistress
See also
Romanian New Wave
References
External links
Occident at IMDb
Description of film
Text from Occident (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident_(film)
Trivia
- It premiered on May 23, 2002, a Thursday.
- It runs 1h46 — a typical feature length.
- This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosTemple Film, Hubert Bals Fund
- CountriesRomania
- LanguagesRomanian
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Alexandru Papadopol
Luci -
Anca Androne
Sorina -
Tania Popa
Mihaela -
Dorel Vișan
The Cop -
Gabriel Spahiu
Spaniard -
Ioan Gyuri Pascu
Gică -
Valeriu Andriuță
Nae -
Constantin Ghenescu
Uncle Jean -
Doru Ana
Agency Director - Nicolongo Luigi
- Ion Chelaru The General
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Coca Bloos
Mihaela's mother -
Stephanie Barton-Farcas
Dutch Woman - Jerome Bounkazi The Italian
- Valeriu Pavel Dan Chelul
- Samuel Tastet Jerome
- Julieta Strâmbeanu Big Mother
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Eugenia Bosânceanu
Auntie Leana -
Tora Vasilescu
The Director - Mihai Danu Gabriel
Quiz about this movie
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Minha Família Quer que Eu Case
6.1
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Amor, Casamentos e Outros Desastres
6.0
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Bons Costumes Comedy from the 2000s
6.5
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A Vida Pode Mudar
6.1
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Adorável Pecadora
6.4
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Natal em Hollywood
6.0
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O Segredo do Sucesso Comedy from the 2000s
5.9
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Um Príncipe em Minha Vida 4 - A Aventura do Elefante
6.1
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Maldosamente Ingênua
6.0
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Fofocas de Hollywood Comedy from the 2000s
6.2
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Watching the Detectives Comedy from the 2000s
6.3
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O Amor Está no Ar
6.2
Crew
- Vivi Drăgan Vasile Cinematography
- Cristian Mungiu Director
- Nita Chivulescu Editing
- Hanno Höfer Original music
- Ioan Gyuri Pascu Original music
- Petru Mărgineanu Original music
- Cristian Mungiu Writer
Questions about this film
What is Occident about?
Occident: Three overlapping stories take place over the course of a week in Bucharest, with characters whose life paths intersect and overlap; often independently of their intentions to emmigrate from Romania, or to stay behind.
Who directed Occident?
Occident was directed by Cristian Mungiu in 2002.
Who stars in Occident?
The cast of Occident includes Alexandru Papadopol, Anca Androne, Tania Popa, Dorel Vișan and Gabriel Spahiu.
How long is Occident?
Occident runs for 106 minutes, or 1h46.
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