I love the novel. A novel about the agony of a world, seductive mix of honey, gold and mud, defined by the confession of two main characters, with an end with taste of ashes.
I saw this adaptation of the masterpiece of Mateiu I. Caragiale few times. Each occasion was , in a special manner , the first one because, after mz position as small piece of the chorus of critics , I discovered, step by step, the precious gifts of Mircea Veroiu perspective.
Yes, indeed, it is his Craii de Curtea Veche , more than Mateiu s.
But this fact becomes , with each rediscover, natural. It is a film inspired by novel, so, not exactly a faithful adaptation. The last is almost imposible.
The virtues - obvious two. The opening scene , the dream ou author behind the death of Pasadia and the admirable acting of Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan.
The fine work of Ilinca Goia, to. Like Gore Pirgu created by Razvan Vasilescu.
The splendid Maiorica Arnoteanu offered by Gheorghe Dinica.
And the end.
A film for the readers of novel. Easy to critic it but it has the great virtue to propose, in fair, precise manner, the spirit of one of the masterpieces of XX century Romanian literatury. The nudity, the vulgarity ? Each of them is present in book. But, in same measure, I admitt, it is in the spirit of ambiguous, dark, maddy beginning of last decade of Romanian XX century, after the fall of Communist regime.
In short, a wise crafted travel across a lost time..
