With “R.M.N.,” Romanian director Cristian Mungiu delivers a highly charged, deeply pessimistic allegory of intolerance in small-town, multi-ethnic Transylvania. The film opens at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center June 9.
Continuing is “Monica.”
“R.M.N.” follows Matthias as he returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village a few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid the boy of the unresolved fears that have taken hold of him. He’s preoccupied with his old father, Otto and also eager to see his ex-lover, Csilla. When a few new workers are hired at the small factory that Csilla manages, the peace of the community is disturbed, underlying fears grip the adults, and frustrations, conflicts and passions erupt through the thin veneer of apparent understanding and calm. Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu has created a gripping portrait of ethnic and economic resentments tearing at the fabric of a small mountain town.
“R.M.N.” is showing through June 22.
“Monica” is an intimate portrait of a woman who, for the first time in 20 years, returns home to the Midwest to take care of her ailing mother. Through the themes of abandonment, aging, rejection, acceptance and forgiveness, we get to know Monica and her world made of pain, fear but also courage. “Monica” is a journey through the needs and desires of a woman who opens a cognitive look at the human condition.
“Monica” is showing at the Ross through June 15.
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