Child's Pose (film)

Child's Pose
Film poster
Directed by	Călin Peter Netzer
Produced by	Ada Solomon
Written by	Răzvan Rădulescu Călin Peter Netzer
Starring	Luminița Gheorghiu Bogdan Dumitrache Vlad Ivanov
Cinematography	Andrei Butică
Release dates	11 February 2013 (Berlin) 8 March 2013 (Romania)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Romania
Language	Romanian

Child's Pose (Romanian: Poziția copilului) is a 2013 Romanian drama film directed by Călin Peter Netzer. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear.^[1][2][3] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.^[4][5] Luminita Gheorghiu was nominated as the Best Actress at the 26th European Film Awards and the film won the Telia Film Award at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2013.^[6] The film was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,^[7] but it was not nominated.

Cast

• Luminița Gheorghiu as Cornelia Keneres, Mother
• Vlad Ivanov as Dinu Laurențiu
• Florin Zamfirescu as Domnul Făgărășanu
• Bogdan Dumitrache as Barbu, Son
• Ilinca Goia as Carmen
• Nataşa Raab as Olga Cerchez
• Adrian Titieni as Father
• Mimi Brănescu as Policeman

Controversy

The film was initially refused financing by the Romanian film board due its controversial depiction of the Hungarian minority in Romania. After an intervention by the Minister of Culture, Hunor Kelemen the ruling of the film board was overruled.^[8]

Awards

• 2013: Golden Bear, Berlinale
• 2013: Telia Film Award, Stockholm International Film Festival

See also

• Romanian New Wave
• List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "First Films for the Competition and Berlinale Special". berlinale. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
2. "Prizes of the International Jury". berlinale. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
3. "Romanian film Child's Pose wins Golden Bear in Berlin". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
4. "Child's Pose". TIFF. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
5. "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
6. , "Winners of the 24th Stockholm International Film Festival"
7. "Best Foreign Language Oscar: Romania Nominates 'Child's Pose'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
8. Iacob, Bogdan (16 February 2013). "Filmul "Poziţia Copilului"". Realitatea.

External links

• Child's Pose at the Internet Movie Database
• Child's Pose at Rotten Tomatoes