Nasty, Dogman among movies screened at Alba Iulia Music & Film Festival
<p>A selection of Romanian films, foreign productions and concerts are part of the program of <em>Alba Iulia Music &amp; Film Festival </em>(AIMFF), scheduled to take place between August 23 and August 25.</p>

<p>The 12th edition of AIMFF will open on August 23 with Stere Gulea's <em>Moromeții 3</em>. Unlike the previous two films, it is not based on a specific novel but on a script signed by Stere Gulea. It takes the audience back to 1954, when young writer Niculae Moromete is faced with difficult choices.</p>

<p>On the same day, the Anton Pann Ensemble will deliver a concert featuring a program of old Romanian music by Dimitrie Cantemir, Anton Pann, and a series of anonymous authors. Songs such as "Bordeiaș, bordei, bordei", "Pănă când nu te iubeam" or "Inima mi-e pleni" will be performed with the help of instruments such as the oud, qanun, tambourine, violin, bendir and other old instruments.</p>

<p>The first day's program also includes Luc Besson's latest feature film <em>Dogman</em>, and Win Wenders's <em>Perfect Days</em>.</p>

<p><em>Nasty</em>, the documentary on the career of tennis bad boy Ilie Năstase, will be screened on the second day of the festival, when a concert by 90s band Azur is also scheduled. Banned by the Communist-era secret police Securitate, the band broke the rules and proposed a new sound: fiddle music, set to electric guitar and organ, overlapping with Balkan rhythms.</p>

<p>Ana-Maria Comănescu's feature debut <em>Horia</em>, about a teenager who sets off on a motorcycle to the other end of the country to meet the girl he is in love with, will also be screened on the second day, as will David Pujol's <em>Waiting for Dali</em>, a comedy on the passion for cooking and the drive to leave a lasting legacy.</p>

<p>The festival will wrap up on August 25 with a recital by Tania Turtureanu, before the screening of the film <em>A Remarkable Life</em>, directed by James Hawes.</p>

<p>On the same day, screenings of Horia Cucută and George ve Gänæaard's <em>Classified</em>, a film inviting the audience to reflect on modern challenges, from workplace toxicity to the ethics of using Artificial Intelligence, and Blake Edwards's <em>Breakfast at Tiffany</em> are also scheduled.</p>

<p>More on the program of the festival <a href="https://albafilmfest.ro/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

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<p><em>simona@romania-insider.com</em></p>