Cinema, mon amour

Oct 1 2015 N/A 1h 10m
Documentary

Follows the story of Viktor Purice - manager, former projectionist and lifetime cinephile and his two loyal employees, Cornelia & Lorena, in their everyday battle to preserve Dacia Panoramic Cinema in Piatra Neamt - one of the last remaining cinemas in Romania today. Having lived through "the golden age" of cinema, Viktor dreams of bringing back the good old glory days, yet struggles to keep up with the new harsh reality. In a theater that lacks heating and is slowly falling apart, with no support from the State who owns the place, it’s almost a Don Quixote fight.

Official Trailer
Plot

Cinema, Mon Amour follows the story of Viktor Purice - manager, former projectionist and lifetime cinephile and his two loyal employees, Cornelia & Lorena, in their everyday battle to preserve Dacia Panoramic Cinema in Piatra Neamt - one of the last remaining cinemas in Romania today. Having lived through "the golden age" of cinema, Viktor dreams of bringing back the good old glory days, yet struggles to keep up with the new harsh reality. In a theater that lacks heating and is slowly falling apart, with no support from the State who owns the place, it's almost a Don Quixote fight.

Written by

Alexandru Belc, Tudor Giurgiu, Ilinca Micu

Directed by

Alexandru Belc

Cast

Cornelia Chelmu, Lorena Cosau, Gheorghe Purice

Crew

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Production Countries

Romania, Czech Republic

Production Companies

HBO Europe, Pink Productions, Libra Film

Languages

Româna

Awards

3 nominations

Trailers
Cinema, Mon Amour | Official Trailer (2015)
Scores
# of Votes
205
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA