Experiencing Interruptions?

Cristian

Cristian (55 years old) sees a girl (20 years old) in a park, crying. He is going through a nostalgic moment. He recalls one of his failed rendezvous from when he was young and decides to tell the story to the stranger in the park, convinced she is sad due to a similar reason. His story is short: in his youth he met a girl and asked her out on a date, but she never showed up. He is still obsessed with her image. He is certain it was love at first sight, although he didn’t even know her name. Cristian introduces himself and the sound of his name spoken out loud in the quiet park triggers the revival of those past moments. Cristian relives the failed date. The girl he was waiting for was involved in a car accident and died calling out his name, not too far from the place where they were supposed to meet. This cry for him between life and death haunts him for the rest of his life and finally leads him to the truth.

  • Doina Ruști
    Director
  • Doina Ruști
    Writer
  • Tache Florescu
    Key Cast
  • Teodora Toader
    Key Cast
  • Dragos Panait
    Key Cast
  • Gabriela Șoltuz
    Key Cast
  • Dani Scripcariu
    Photography Director
  • Adi Voicu
    Camera
  • Madălin Cristescu
    Video Editor
  • Mihnea Chelariu
    Sound Design
  • Ioana Amarita
    Muzica
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 13, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Romania
  • Country of Filming:
    Romania
  • Language:
    Romanian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cannes. Cornner
    Cannes
    June 11, 2015
  • Los Angeles Festival
  • West Virginia Filmarker Festival
  • Windsor Independent Film Festival
Director Biography - Doina Ruști

DOINA RUŞTI is one of the most appreciated female voices of contemporary literature. Translated into 9 languages, invited to numerous book fairs and international events. She became famous mainly due to her well-written novels, covering a wide variety of topics, most of which are published by Polirom. Some of her novels are: The Ghost at the Mill (2008), an ample novel about Romanian communism, awarded the Prize for Prose of The Romanian Writers' Union, Zogru (2006), republished in Top10+ Collection, and, Lizoanca at the Age of 11 (2009), awarded The Ion Creangă Prize of The Romanian Academy.
Her latest novel is The Phanariot Manuscript (2015).
Doina Ruşti lives in Bucharest, she is a University Professor and a script writer. Web page: http://doinarusti.ro

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