Bacalaureat = Graduation /
Blending rigorous naturalism with the precise construction of a thriller, this Cannes award-winning drama from Cristian Mungiu sheds light on the high stakes and ethical complexities of life in contemporary Romania. As his daughter nears high-school graduation, Romeo, an upstanding doctor, counts on...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Romanian |
| Language Notes: | Romanian dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York, New York] :
Criterion Collection,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Special edition; Blu-ray edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
924. |
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| Summary: | Blending rigorous naturalism with the precise construction of a thriller, this Cannes award-winning drama from Cristian Mungiu sheds light on the high stakes and ethical complexities of life in contemporary Romania. As his daughter nears high-school graduation, Romeo, an upstanding doctor, counts on her winning a competitive scholarship that will send her to university in England. But when an injury sustained during a sexual assault compromises her performance on an important exam, Romeo's best-laid plans for her threaten to crumble, leading him to seek favors in a world that runs on back-scratching and bribery. Suffused with quiet dread, Graduation takes a humane and deeply ambiguous look at how corrosive rampant corruption is to moral convictions. |
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| Item Description: | Title from sell sheet and container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016. Special features: new interview with Mungiu; press conference from the 2016 Cannes Film Festival featuring Mungiu and actors Adrian Titieni, Maria Drăgus, Mălina Manovici, and Rareș Andrici; deleted scenes; trailer; plus: an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; region A; wide screen (2.39:1) aspect ratio; DTS-HD master audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Tudor Vladimir Panduru ; production designer, Simona Pădureţu ; sound and image editor, Mircea Olteanu. |
| ISBN: | 9781681434445 168143444X |