Saturday October 24, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
University of Michigan Museum of Art

Possible discussions between movies to be facilitated by U of M Film Department faculty or students.

Screenings

BRAN CASTLE, VLAD TEPES VS DRACULA, RASNOV STRONGHOLD
2005, Nicolae Margineanu, 60 min, narrated in English

The Castle owes its fame to the legendary Bram Stoker’s Dracula, character inspired by the actual Prince Vlad Tepes (i.e., Vlad the Impaler). Despite the lack of actual proof of his dwelling at Bran, curiosity and the excitement of possibly meeting the enigmatic hero bring by many visitors, lovers of the legend. The film relates the history of the castle as well as of the real Romanian king Vlad Tepes.

SOMEWHERE IN THE EAST
1991, Nicolae Margineanu, 106 min, English subtitles
A movie inspired by the novel “Faces of Silence” by Augustin Buzura, one of Romania’s famous literary personalities. A peasant family in the Apuseni Mountains fights the communist collectivization of private lands. Made in the style of cinema verite, the movie brings an authentic aura to the dramatic stories of the people of this Transylvanian village in the 1950s.

Sponsors
ARF Inc.– American Romanian Festival Inc.
UMMA – University of Michigan Museum of Art
CREES – Center for Russian and East European Studies
AGER Film