Synopsis
A director with two weeks left on his latest production fakes an ulcer to pursue a romance with his lead actress.
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Cast
- Diana AvramutAlina
- Bogdan DumitrachePaul
- Mihaela SîrbuMagda
- Alexandru PapadopolLaur
- Alexandru JiteaDoctorul
- Gabi CretanMachioza
- Lucian IftimeReceptionerul
- Claudiu DumitruMarius
- Lorena-Andrada ZăbrăuțanuIrina
- Catalin FartaesDinu
Recommendations
- 88
Slant Magazine
At once a microcosmic expression of frustration and another of auto-critique, When Evening Falls devilishly recalls and riffs on seemingly shapeless conversations between its very small ensemble of characters without succumbing to soporific navel-gazing. - 75
The A.V. Club
At times, Porumboiu’s mix of repetition and resignation recalls Samuel Beckett, and if the overall result is more of a clever exercise than a proper movie, it’ll still have some dryly amusing appeal for those who appreciate intellectual absurdism. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The third feature of Romanian auteur Corneliu Porumboiu that again takes a clichéd-seeming premise and carefully proceeds to turn it on its head through logic, absurd humor and the consumption of vast quantities of cigarettes. - 70
The New York Times
[A] dryly funny, enigmatic new work. - 67
IndieWire
Metabolism contains enough moments that reward patience to balance off the eventual teetering off of its strengths. - 60
The Dissolve
For all the formidable intellect that went into its conceit, When Evening Falls On Bucharest has a slightness that isn’t helped much by the weight of the discussion, which occasionally presses it into a flat soufflé. But Porumboiu’s insight into the filmmaking process itself is often fascinating. - 60
Variety
Porumboiu so carefully intellectualizes every outwardly inconsequential exchange that the picture has no room to breathe, forcing audiences to work hard to catch the sly playfulness and cunning within.
