Cristian Mungiu (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Cristian Mungiu

Looking for reviews of films directed by Cristian Mungiu? Cinafilm has a total of 910 reviews across 3 movies directed by Cristian Mungiu.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 77%.

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is Cristian Mungiu's highest rated movie, with a score of 83% based on 747 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Cristian Mungiu is Tales from the Golden Age, with a score of 73% based on 58 reviews.

Director Biography

Cristian Mungiu (b. In 1968, Iaşi) is a Romanian filmmaker, winner of the Palme d'or in 2007.

After studying English literature at the University of Iaşi, he worked for a few years as a teacher and as a journalist. After that, he enrolled at the University of Film in Bucharest to study film directing. After graduating in 1998, the Government made several short films. In 2002, he debuted with his first feature film, Occident. Occident enjoyed critical success, winning prizes in several film festivals and being featured in Director's Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2007 Mungiu wrote and directed his second feature, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. The film was received enthusiastically, attracting critical praise and being selected in the official competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, where it eventually won the coveted Palme d'or for feature film, marking the first time that prize was awarded to a Romanian filmmaker.

Mungiu has said that early Miloš Forman and Robert Altman's the important filmmakers who influenced him. He also respects the realism of Bicycle Thieves, among other famous ' is a realistic film. Mungiu is the brother of political analyst Alina Mungiu-Pippidi.

Cristian Mungiu has directed films starring Liliana Mocanu, Tania Popa, Teodor Corban and Ion Sapdaru.

Cristian Mungiu has collaborated with these film directors: Hanno Höfer, Constantin Popescu Jr., Ioana Uricaru and Răzvan Marculescu.