4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS Winner of the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s unsentimental film is set in Romania during the last gasp of Communism. It’s about a young university student who travels with her friend to obtain an illegal abortion. Spare, direct and beautiful, 4 MONTHS features fluid camerawork and compelling composition. A must see for all cineastes. |
