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Marilena from P7 (2006)

Marilena from P7 poster
Original title
Marilena de la P7
Directed by
Cristian Nemescu
Genre
drama film, fantasy film
Country
Romania
Runtime
48 min
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage boy falls for a girl he meets in a housing complex. The story follows their brief connection in a Bucharest neighborhood.

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What happens

Marilena from P7 (Romanian: Marilena de la P7) is a medium-length Romanian film, directed by Cristian Nemescu. First released in 2006, it was also nominated the same year for the Semaine de la critique section of the 59th Cannes Film Festival. Being Cristian Nemescu's last completed project, the film stars Mădălina Ghițescu as Marilena and Gabriel Huian as Andrei. Originally, the film was intended to be used as an exercise, and was not supposed to be longer than seven minutes. In the end, the project evolved to an unusual length of 45 minutes; the film's approach also turned from comedy to teenage love. Reception from the public was favorable – it impressed through its unitary view and the way the screenplay, picture and sound combine into a new and organic way, by using innovative, unusual techniques. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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