Crossing Europe

When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism

1 hr. 29 min. | Drama | N/A

In the midst of shooting his movie, Paul, the director, is having an affair with Alina, an actress playing a supporting role. The next day is supposed to be her last on set and Paul decides to shoot a nude scene, but he wakes up the next morning full of doubts and changes his plans. Instead of filming the scene, he tells his producer that he is suffering from a stomach ulcer. Slowly the film and the filmmaker’s lives grow more intertwined, taking the shoot in an unexpected direction.

Corneliu Porumboiu

Corneliu Porumboiu

Corneliu Porumboiu was born in Romania in 1975. He studied directing at the National University of Drama and Film in Bucharest. Director’s debut film 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006) won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes. Police, Adjective (2009) won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival.
Languages
Romanian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Când se lasă seara peste Bucureşti sau metabolism
Produced
2013: Romania, France

Film information

Director
Corneliu Porumboiu
Screenplay
Corneliu Porumboiu
Cinematography
Tudor Mircea
Cast
Bogdan Dumitrache, Diana Avramut, Mihaela Sirbu, Alexandru Papadopol
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