IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India

COMPETITION
CINEMA OF THE WORLD
IFFI-2008
2008, 35 mm, Colour, 100 mins, Romanian
Romania
Crossing Dates
/ Întâlniri încruciate
Each day of our lives brings us new encounters with our fellow-men: our paths cross, we
see each other, and speak or don't speak to each other. Then we walk away to the next
encounter. Both chance and intention play a part in these encounters, and the
consequences can remain like footmarks on the paths of our lives. The movie mingles
three separate stories which take place over two days. The characters' paths intersect, and
they affect each other unintentionally. The three stories are united not only by the
characters but also by re-readings of the same theme at different registers. This is a way
of saying that every meeting happens in this way, despite outward appearances. Of
course, the first story provides the key in the most obvious terms: a radio-star meets a
convict serving a life sentence; they both have the same name and everybody sees the
resemblance between them. The characters in the second story, a Norwegian man and a
Romanian woman are very different, but here the differences work in a complementary
way, because love is involved. In the third story, the differences are no longer social or
geographical. Only the actions of the characters make them different. This story also
concludes in very final terms for the protagonists: the journey is one from life to death.
Director
Anca Damian
Screenplay
Anca Damian in collaboration with Razvan Radulescu
Cinematography
Liviu Marghidan
Editor
Dana Bunescu
Music
Pessi Levanto
Cast
Mimi Br?nescu, Andi Vasluianu, Oxana Moravec, Doru
Bogu??
Art
Ana Ioneci
Costumes
Sucran Popescu
Production
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Festivals
Pusan, Chicago, Transilvania, Cottbus Film Festival of East
European Cinema
The 1962-born Anca Damian studied at the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts where
she obtained a diploma in cinematography. She has worked as a director and a
screenwriter and producer for several documentaries on art, most of them selected at
important festivals in Paris, Montreal, Montecatini and Szolnok. Some of these films got
national and international prizes and were broadcasted on RAI SAT (Italy) and Kunst
Kanaal (The Netherlands). She also worked as director of photography of two long
feature films and as professor at the National University of Cinematographic and
Theatrical Art. This is her first feature film.
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