Fresh
A dark piece of neorealism - and a searing indictment of Eastern Europe's newly moneyed classes ...
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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Child's Pose
Overview
Child's Pose is a contemporary drama focusing on the relationship between a mother and her 32-year-old son. After the accidental killing of a boy in a car crash, the mother tries to prevent her son being charged for the death, and she refuses to accept that her son is a grown-up man.
Director and cast
- Călin Peter Netzer Director
- Vlad Ivanov as Dinu Laurențiu
- Luminița Gheorghiu as Cornelia Kerenes - Mother
- Bogdan Dumitrache as Barbu - Son
- Florin Zamfirescu as Aurelian Făgărașanu
- Mimi Brănescu as agent Pricop
- Tania Popa as Luminița Angheliu
- Adrian Titieni as Traian Angheliu
- Ilinca Goia as Carmen
- Teodor Corban Cast
- Natașa Raab as Olga
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A Romanian political allegory - in Romanian - might sound like tough sledding, but thanks to a searing performance by Luminita Gheorghiu, "Child's Pose" is anything but.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Perversely engrossing thanks to Gheorghiu's performance as the queen of denial.
John Anderson, Newsday
Fresh
Netzer crafts not only a chilling story of family dysfunction, but also an illuminating look into the corruption and decay of the Romanian bourgeoisie - without ever overplaying his hand. It all appears so effortless, when in fact it's so skillful.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
A fascinating, troubling and finally controversial portrait of maternal anxiety at its most smotheringly neurotic.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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