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The Japanese Quince Tree

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”Gutuiul Japonez” (”The Japanese Quince Tree”) TRAILER from Paula Onet on Vimeo.

original Title: Gutuiul Japonez

director Mara Trifu
editor Paula Onet 
cinematographer Radu Gorgos
sound designer Tudor Petre

running time 21:07 min
genre  creative documentary
type memory, portrait film
year of production 2012
country of production Romania
Production Company Aristoteles Workshop

SINOPSIS
Madame Grosu knows how to observe the deepest meanings in the smallest things like a great oriental philosopher. She is voluble, wise and quick-witted. She loves nature and animals and she enjoys a cigarette from time to time. Nowadays 90 year old Clotilda Grosu lives with her many cats in her old mansion. With her stories, she moves from the present to events years before getting the most out of her extraordinary joie de vivre.

FESTIVALS
NEW WAVE International Student Film Festival / 2015 / Sofia, Bulgaria
INDIELISBOA / Romanian Days / 2014 / Lisbon, Portugal
DOCUMENTARIST – Istanbul Documentary Days / 2013 / Istanbul, Turkey
TIMISHORT International Film Festival / The Great Trophy - International Competition / May 2012 / Timișoara, Romania
CRONOGRAF FILM FEST / 3rd place in International Competition / May 2012 / Chișinău, Moldavia
GOPO Awards (The National Romanian film awards) / Nominated for Best Short Film / 2012 / Bucharest, Romania
VUKOVAR  Film Festival / in Competition / 2012 / Vukovar, Croatia
ASTRA Documentary  Film Festival / Special Screening – Made in Romania / Nov 2012 / Sibiu, Romania
IDFA- International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam / International Competition for Mid-Length Documentary, Panorama / Nov 2012 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
FFEST International Student Film Festival / Grand Prize / 2011 / Cluj-Napoca, Romania
ARISTOTELES Workshop Association / Special Jury Award / 2011 / Vama, Romania
See the profile of the film on IDFA officisl website
See the profile of the film on IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
WATCH THE FILM ONLINE
http://www.dafilms.com/film/9280-gutuiul-japonez
see snapshots from the film
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    • CONNECTION LOST
    • HOW OLD ARE YOU KOREA(N)
    • SHORT FILMS ⤏ >
      • WAVES
      • GLASs
      • THE SOUND OF THE WIND
      • SCORES
      • LOVE.FORGET
      • DISTANCE IS THE SOUL OF BEAUTY
      • SHOUTING WOMAN
      • THE FOOL
      • LA LA LA
      • RID
      • SKIN
      • IN-WORD
      • FRAMING IDENTITY
      • ANTI-COMMERCIALS
      • BE-FOR
      • BZZZZ
      • L.E.P.
      • BREATH
  • CINEMATOGRAPHER
    • VIBRATO
    • LE VAISSEAU
    • THE ASSEMBLY (making of)
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    • RETHINK YOUR CLOTHES
    • THE MANAKIA BROTHERS
    • RESOLUTIONS 2014
  • MULTIMEDIA ARTIST
    • 4 GENERATIONS WOMEN
    • 4GenWomen interactive
    • SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
    • SKYPE VIRTUAL INSTALLATION
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