Underplayed Gems

Simona (1998)

Simona poster
Directed by
Lars Johansson
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
45 min
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How it feels

A portrait of Romanian actress Simona Maicanescu, filmed over a year in France and Romania. The director's fascination with her shapes the documentary.

intimatecontemplativeobservationalwarmreflectivepersonalaffectionateslow-paced

What happens

Simona er en dokumentarfilm instrueret af Lars Johansson efter manuskript af Lars Johansson. Lars Johansson: I 1994 lavede jeg filmen »Travellers Tale«. Jeg rejste fra Østersøen til Sortehavet. Nogle år efter murens fald ville jeg se det centrale Østeuropa. Efter filmen var færdig, havde ét ansigt brændt sig fast: Simona Maicanescu, skuespiller ved Nationalscenen i Bukarest. Jeg måtte se hende igen. »Simona«, der er optaget over et års tid i Frankrig og Rumænien, er et portræt af hende set gennem min fascination." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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