Metronom (film)

Metronom
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alexandru Belc
Written by	Alexandru Belc
Produced by	Viorel Chesaru Cătălin Mitulescu Emmanuel Quillet Ruxandra Slotea Martine Vidalenc
Starring	Mara Bugarin Servan Lazarovici Vlad Ivanov Mihai Călin Andreea Bibiri Alina Brezunțeanu Mara Vicol
Cinematography	Tudor Vladimir Panduru
Edited by	Patricia Chelaru
Production companies	Strada Film Midralgar Chainsaw Europe
Release dates	24 May 2022 (2022-05-24) (Cannes) 4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) (Romania)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	Romania France
Language	Romanian

Metronom is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Alexandru Belc in his directorial debut.[1][2] Starring Mara Bugarin and Servan Lazarovici accompanied by Vlad Ivanov, Mihai Călin, Andreea Bibiri, Alina Brezunțeanu and Mara Vicol.[3] It had its world premiere on May 24, 2022, at the 75th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Un Certain Regard and won Best Director.[4]

The film was named on the shortlist for Romanian's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards,[5] but it was not selected.[6]

Synopsis

In 1972, Ana and Sorin are two teenagers who fall in love, but the young couple is forced to end their relationship when Sorin tells Ana that he is going to escape with his family to Germany. After that, Ana and Sorin meet again, after the breakup, at the party of a colleague, Roxana. At the party, all the young people listen to the program "Metronom" by DJ Cornel Chiriac, broadcast by Radio Europa Liberă, a radio station banned at the time in Romania. The young people write a letter to Cornel Chiriac, through which they express their desire to leave the country under the communist regime. They are detained by the militia that was notified and forced to describe in detail their participation in an act seen as a protest against the regime.[7][8]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[9][10]

• Mara Bugarin as Ana
• Serban Lazarovici as Sorin
• Vlad Ivanov as Biriș
• Mihai Călin as Ana's father
• Andreea Bibiri as Ana's mother
• Alina Brezunțeanu as Sorin's mother
• Mara Vicol as Roxana
• Mihnea Moldoveanu as Geo
• Andrei Miercure as Silviu
• Măriuca Bosnea as Nicolate
• Eduard Chimac as Octav
• Tiberiu Zavelea as Tibi
• Claudia Soare as Maria
• Briana Macovei as Laura
• Pamela Iobaji as Mara
• Ana Bodea as Claudia
• Alin Florea as Ispas
• Alex Conovaru as Dinu
• Alexandru Nedelcu as Photographer
• Horațiu Bob as Security Guard 1
• Daniel Tomescu as Security Guard 2

Release

It had its world premiere on May 24, 2022[11] at the 75th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Un Certain Regard and won Best Director.[12] Then, it was screened on July 25, 2022, at the 39th Jerusalem Film Festival,[13] on January 31, 2023, at the Gothenburg International Film Festival,[14] etc. It was commercially released on November 4, 2022, in Romanian theaters.[15]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10.[16]

Accolades

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2022	Cannes Film Festival	Un Certain Regard	Metronom	Nominated	[17]
		Un Certain Regard - Best Director	Alexandru Belc	Won
	Jerusalem Film Festival	Best International Film	Metronom	Won	[18]
	Adelaide Film Festival	Best Feature Film		Nominated	[19]
	Chicago International Film Festival	New Directors Competition - Gold Hugo	Alexandru Belc	Nominated	[20]
	Camerimage	Best Cinematographer's Debut		Nominated	[21]
	International Crime and Punishment Film Festival	Best Film	Metronom	Won	[22]
	Gijón International Film Festival	Best Feature Film		Won	[23]
	Warsaw Film Festival	Crème de la Crème Competition		Nominated	[24]
	Anonimul International Independent Film Festival	Best Feature Film		Nominated	[25]
2023	Trieste Film Festival			Nominated	[26]
	Gopo Awards		Cătălin Mitulescu, Viorel Chesaru & Ruxandra Slotea	Nominated	[27][28][29]
		Best Director	Alexandru Belc	Nominated
		Best Debut Film	Metronom	Nominated
		Best Actor in a Leading Role	Șerban Lazarovici	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Leading Role	Mara Bugarin	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Alexandru Belc	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Tudor Vladimir Panduru	Won
		Film Editing	Patricia Chelaru	Nominated
		Best Sound	Alexandru Dumitru & Răzvan Ionescu	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Bogdan Ionescu	Won
		Best Costume Design	Ioana Covalciuc	Won
		Best Make-up and Hair Styling	Irina Ianciuș & Marie-Pierre Hattabi	Won

References

1. Hentea, Andreea (2022-11-04). ""Metronom" arată răspicat adevărul unei epoci. Iată de ce trebuie să-l vezi". TVmania.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
2. ""Metronom", primul lungmetraj al lui Alexandru Belc, aplaudat la Festivalul de la Cannes şi apreciat de criticii străini". Observator (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
3. Ho, Rachel. "'Metronom' Finds a Sweetly Restrained Tempo". Exclaim!.
4. "Filmul românesc "Metronom", premiat la Festivalul de Film de la Cannes. Prin ce se evidențiază pelicula". www.zcj.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
5. Șerban, Alexandra (2022-08-11). "Ce filme românești intră în competiția națională pentru a ajunge propunerea României la Oscar 2023". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
6. "Filmul "Imaculat", propunerea României pentru o nominalizare la Premiile Oscar 2023". www.gandul.ro. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
7. "Podcast In culisele filmului romanesc. Metronom. Mara Bugarin "Imi e frica ca generatia noastra ar latra mai tare intr-o situatie limita, cum e cea a tinerilor din film dar, concret, ar ceda mai repede."". Urban (in Romanian). 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
8. Tudor, Adrian (2023-01-25). "Două filme româneşti, "Metronom" de Alexandru Belc şi "R.M.N." de Cristian Mungiu, în selecţia Festivalului de Film de la Goteborg". G4Media.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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11. ""RMN" și "Metronom", două filme românești, selectate în festivalul de la Cannes". Stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
12. "VIDEO Alexandru Belc, premiul de regie pentru filmul Metronom, în cadrul secțiunii Un Certain Regard a Festivalului de la Cannes 2022". www.hotnews.ro (in Romanian). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
13. Clodianus, Leandra (2022-08-02). ""Metronum" 1976 câștigă premii de top la Festivalul de Film de la Ierusalim | Știri". Obiectiv Jurnalul de Tulcea - Citeste ce vrei sa afli (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
14. "Aarc.ro - Totul despre Filmul Romanesc". aarc.ro. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
15. "METRONOM va putea fi văzut din 4 noiembrie în peste 45 de cinematografe din 27 de orașe din țară". radioromaniacultural.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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17. "Cannes 2022. Filmul românesc "Metronom", regizat de Alexandru Belc, a câștigat premiul pentru regie la categoria "Un Certain Regard"". Biziday (in Romanian). 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
18. Florea, Adina (2022-07-29). "Filmul românesc "Metronom" mai ia un premiu. A fost declarat cel mai bun film internațional de juriul festivalului de la Ierusalim". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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23. "Awards 60º Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival | Portal del Ayuntamiento de Gijón". drupal.gijon.es. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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28. Antonescu, Melissa. "The winners of the Gopo Awards 2023". Films in Frame. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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External links

• Metronom at IMDb