Cristi Puiu A Hero of Our Time
Cristi Puiu A Hero of Our Time

Summary/Abstract: Cristi Puiu is one of the exceptional representatives of contemporary cinema as a director, and as well as a screenwriter and actor. He is also one of the precursors of the Romanian New Wave movement. The Romanian New Wave Cinema is one of the most important artistic phenomena of the post-communist era. Cristi Puiu is the owner of many international cinema awards. His latest film, Malmkrog (2020), is a new and original example of cinematographical adaptation. Malmkrog has been adapted from Vladimir Solovyov's War and Christianity Three Conversations (1900). This is a philosophical text, similar to Plato's dialogues; At the same time, it encompasses an evolving global panorama accompanied by historical explanations and political and cultural debates of 19thcentury fin de siѐcle. This study, focuses on Solovyov's identity and oeuvre after briefly introducing Cristi Puiu and his works, and then examines the film Malmkrog with descriptive method.

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