Set in the everyday drabness of Bucharest or other, even less glamorous Romanian cities, they turn the grievances, frustrations and hopes of ordinary people into deadpan philosophical case studies. “12:08 East of Bucharest” is an inquiry into the subjective nature of historical experience. I haven’t mentioned “Evening Falls on Bucharest” or the documentary “Infinite Football,” but you get the idea. Except that “The Whistlers,” Porumboiu’s newest film, is nothing like what I’ve just described. Still in law enforcement and still kind of a jerk, he is now working in Bucharest.

Source: International New York Times February 26, 2020 16:07 UTC