2013 · drama · arthouse
When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu1h 29m2013
A director with two weeks left on his latest production fakes an ulcer to pursue a romance with his lead actress.
Our read: When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (2013) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, inventive drama · arthouse entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, slow-burn, gentle drama / arthouse, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- intimate
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