Prea târziu (1996)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Lucian Pintilie

Writers:

Lucian Pintilie (writer)
Rasvan Popescu (novel)
(more)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Labor Problem | Demonstration | Murderer | Corruption | Protest

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Doru Ana
Andreea Banciu
Cecilia Bârbora	...	Alina Ungureanu
Ion Bechet		(as Ioan Bechet)
Mihai Bratila
Tiberiu Buta
Zoltan Butuc
Florin Calinescu	...	Maireanu
Costel Cascaval
Marinela Chelaru
Andrei Chirila
Mihai Clita
Marcello Cobzarju
Gabriela Codre
Viorel Comanici
Dan Condurache
Gabriel Costa
Sorin Cristea	...	Psychiatrist
Adina Cristescu
Constantin Delica
Ion Dorutiu
Ion Fiscuteanu	...	Oana
Luminita Gheorghiu
Dumitru Ghiuzelea
Ioan Ginju
Ioan Grosan
Sandu Mihai Gruia		(as Mihai Sandu)
Emil Hostina
Lucian Iancu		(as Iancu Lucian)
Jarczek-Zamfirescu Ildiku
Velica Iona
Serban Ionescu
Radu Juru
Andrei Morosanu
Ovidiu Niculescu
Gavril Patru
Raluca Petra
Ionut Pohariu
Tania Popa
Vasile Popa
Ionel Popescu
Victor Rebengiuc	...	Elephant Foot
Mircea Rusu	...	Munteanu
Cornel Scripcaru
Gheorghe Seres
Razvan Vasilescu	...	Dumitri Costa
Dorel Visan	...	The prefect
Cristian Vorniceiu

Directed by
Lucian Pintilie

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lucian Pintilie		writer
Rasvan Popescu		novel
Rasvan Popescu		screenplay

Produced by
Véronique Cayla	....	producer
Marin Karmitz	....	producer
Constantin Popescu	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Calin Ghibu

Film Editing by
Victorita Nae

Set Decoration by
Calin Papura

Costume Design by
Catalina Ghibu

Production Management
Mihai Lazar	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas Ciulei	....	second assistant director
Tudor Giurgiu	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gabriel Bucur	....	prop master
Gabriel Nechita	....	assistant art director
Gabriela Nechita	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Andrei Papp	....	sound

Stunts
Vasile Albinet	....	stunts
Aden Ambrono	....	stunts
Marian Andrei	....	stunts
Ion Carangea	....	stunts (as Ion Caragea)
Daniel Constantin	....	stunts
Costel Cuzic	....	stunts
Constantin Dumitru	....	stunts
Marius Florian	....	stunts (as Florian Silviu)
Adrian Pavlovschi	....	stunts
Dumitru Petrestan	....	stunts
Florin Pirvu	....	stunts
Rasvan Puiu	....	stunts
Mihail Vaduva	....	stunts

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adina Bucur	....	assistant costume designer

Also Known As:

Too Late (USA)
Demasiado tarde (Argentina) [es]
Trop tard (France) [fr]

Runtime:

Argentina:106 min

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian | Swedish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13

Not Spoiling

I've seen the movie long ago, however, few days ago (and it's late sept 2004) something reminded me of it. Doesn't matter much, local politics... Still, Pintilie went beyond the art-fancy-sophisticated movie maker style he had so well embraced before. In "prea tirziu" he shows a brutal reality, a strange kind of reactions, bad persons, bad relations, bad values (if there is such a thing), bad everything... And he shows it in a good way. Watch it closely, even though you are not accustomed to the Romanian style, observe some people that exist - of course, not that dramatically, but still - and think that this can happen today, somewhere not far from us.

It's not Romania, it's not the real stuff, but it's about some people that exist. Somehow, this drama is a comedy. And I definitely suggest you to watch it. You won't regret it.