Caravana cinematografică
Juonikuvaukset(1)
In an isolated village in Transylvania, at the beginning of the 60s, the people live relative peaceful lives under the leadership of Tanasie, the local Peoples Councils President. A mobile cinema, run by a young and ambitious communist activist, Tavi, arrives with the express mission of making a propaganda film projection. Its Tavi s first assignment and he struggles to make a success of it. Except that the endless rain causes flooding, and the inertia of some of the villagers continually frustrates his plans. Each of them is somehow unwilling to participate or to support the projection, but they are cannily not showing an open opposition. Tavi is very ambitious and has the power of the party behind him. His pressure produces fear, and Tanasie is being held responsible. Slowly, under Tanasies prodding, everybody has to make some compromises so as to survive the whole event. (SPI International)
(lisää)Arvostelut (1)
We have already previously seen the tearing down of an idyllic mood in the last few minutes of a film, even regarding communism. Unlike Burnt by the Sun, Muntean's film lacks that absorbing atmosphere and theatrically profiled characters. Instead, it offers the rather sleepy panopticon of “the clever mountain lass" trying to outsmart the powers that be. Which can't end in anything other than trouble in the 1950s. The protracted pace and lifeless dialogues are further underlined by the resignedly static camera... but that does not mean that I think it has no atmosphere and that the final twist is not a welcome (albeit expected) refreshment. Despite the faults pointed out, Kino Caravan is a solid spectacle with the friendly atmosphere of a Romanian village... but the sleepy dramaturgy and overall flatness cannot be hidden behind the attractive backdrop of condemnation of communism.
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