Projects
Malmkrog
A film byCristi Puiu
| Writer | Cristi Puiu |
| Top cast | Agathe Bosch, Frédéric Schulz-Richard, Diana Sakalauskaité, Ugo Broussot, Marina Palii |
| Release Year | 2020 |
| Runtime | 3h21 |
| Language | French, Hungarian, German, Russian |
Among the guests who come to the mansion of aristocratic landowner Nikolai over Christmas are a politician, a young countess, and a general with his wife. They dine and discuss topics such as progress and morality. As the debate becomes more heated, cultural differences become increasingly apparent.
Casting
| Agathe Bosch | Madeleine |
| Ugo Broussot | Edouard |
| Frédéric Schulz-Richard | Nikolai |
| Diana Sakalauskaité | Ingrida |
| Marina Palii | Olga |
| István Téglás | Majordomul |
| Edith Alibec | Camerista |
| Simona Ghita | Servitoarea |
| Levente Nemes | Contele |
| Bogdan Geambasu | Jancsi |
| Sorin Dobrin | Valetul |
| Vitalie Bichir | Generalul |
| Judith State | Velterita |
| Zoe Puiu | Copilul |
| Lucian Diaconu | Bucatar 1 |
| Mugur Sabo | Bucatar 2 |
| László Mátray | Husar 1 |
| Bogdan Farcas | Husar 2 |
| Jonathan Christy Thompson | Ordonanta generalului |
| Bogdan Zarnoianu | Servitor |
Credits
- Music voice Zoe Puiu
- Director of photography Tudor Vladimir Panduru
- Sound Jean-Paul Bernard, Predrag Blagojevic, Dragan Bosnjak, Erik Clauss, Nicolae Comarzan, Gustaf Forsberg, Zoran Maksimovic, Slobodan Mihajlovic, Ognjen Popic, Aleksandar Rancic, Florin Tabacaru, Mirza Tahirovic, Christophe Vingtrinier
- Set design Dinica Tiberiu, Cristina Chetrari
- Costume design Oana Păunescu
- Make-up and hair Elena Tudor, Manuela Tudor
- Film editing Dragoș Apetri, Andrei Iancu, Bogdan Zărnoianu
- Production manager Bogdan Geambașu, Tomoroga Cosmin Laurențiu, Ana Maria Pîrvan
- Executive producer Andreas Roald, Jamal Zeinal Zade
- Producer Jörgen Andersson, Anamaria Antoci, Anthony Muir, Anca Puiu, Smaranda Puiu, Mirsad Purivatra, Milan Stojanovic, Dan Wechsler, Kjell Åhlund
- Countries of origin Romania, France
Synopsis
Nikolai, a man of the world, places his country estate at the disposal of some friends, by organising a sojourn. As the hours pass, the discussions become more heated. Little by little, they fall into the snare of their own discourse. None of them seem to realise the extent of the event in which they have unwittingly come to be trapped.
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival (Germany, 2020)
winner - Best Director
Cristi Puiu
Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival (2020)
winner - Best Film Award
Cristi Puiu
Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” (2020)
winner - Best Feature Film
Cristi Puiu
East-West: Golden Arch International Film Awards (2021)
winner - Best Screenplay
Cristi Puiu
winner - Best Supporting Actress
Agathe Bosch
Gopo Awards (2022)
winner - Best Directing
Cristi Puiu
winner - Best Cinematography
Tudor Vladimir Panduru
winner - Best Art Direction
Cristina Paula Ana Barbu
winner - Best Costume Design
Oana Păunescu
winner - Best Make-up and Hairstyle
Dana Roseanu, Elena Tudor, Manuela Tudor
Reviews
,,Cristi Puiu’s fourth film makes a virtue of high seriousness as guests at a country house discuss God, man, warfare and evil''
,,Welcome to a three-hour, multilingual 19th-century house party, organized by the Romanian filmmaker Cristi Puiu.''
,,Malmkrog does take something out of the very basics of Philosophy and structures its filmmaking around it: dialectic discourse.''
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