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Silent Wedding
Silent Wedding
7.6
/10
935 Ratings

SILENT WEDDING

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Directed by Horațiu Mălăele
Romania, France, 2008
Comedy, Drama, History

Synopsis

Romania, 1953. In a village, a young couple is about to get married: guests arrive, the banquet is ready, and the ceremony is prepared. However, when the Russian Army suddenly shows up to declare national mourning following Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s death, the celebration takes an unusual turn.

Synopsis

Romania, 1953. In a village, a young couple is about to get married: guests arrive, the banquet is ready, and the ceremony is prepared. However, when the Russian Army suddenly shows up to declare national mourning following Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s death, the celebration takes an unusual turn.

Our take

An unfortunate date for a wedding celebration sets the tone for this frolicking farce. With elaborate, bucolic settings, the universe of Silent Wedding combines magical realism and historical events to virtuosically tragicomic ends. Starring Romanian New Wave regular Luminița Gheorghiu.