'Les Films de Cannes a Oradea' inaugural edition to open with ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' screening
‘Les Films de Cannes a Oradea' festival will hold its inaugural edition from 29 October to 1 November, featuring screenings of award-winning films from Cannes, meetings with guests and a film music concert.
According to a press release issued by the organisers, the opening event will take place on 29 October at the Tarii Crisurilor Museum, with a screening of ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' in the presence of actress Anamaria Marinca. The film, directed by Cristian Mungiu and awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007, will be screened at 7 pm at the museum's premises at 1/A Armatei Romane Street. After the screening, audiences will be able to attend a discussion with Anamaria Marinca, who plays the lead role. Admission is free, subject to availability.
The programme at the museum continues on 30 October at 1 pm with a vocal-symphonic concert featuring music from famous films, performed by the Choir and Orchestra of the University of Oradea, together with the institution's chamber ensembles.
The festival continues at Cinema Palace on 30 October and 1 November, with a selection of films screened or awarded prizes at Cannes this year. The scheduled titles include ‘Amarga Navidad' by Pedro Almodovar, ‘La Bola Negra' by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, ‘Paper Tiger' by James Gray and ‘El ser querido' by Rodrigo Sorogoyen.
The Oradea edition is organised by the Tarii Crisurilor Museum Oradea - Museum Complex, with the support of Bihor County Council and Oradea City Hall and in partnership with the Cinemascop Association, Voodoo Films, Cinema Palace, the Faculty of Arts and Music Department of the University of Oradea, Oradea Transport Local S.A. and the ‘Prietenii Muzeului Tarii Crisurilor' Association.
The full programme is available at www.filmedefestival.ro, under the Oradea section, and on the Cinema Palace website. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Eugenia Pasca; EN - writing by: Adina Panaitescu)
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