DVD
Beyond the hills = După dealuri
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (CEN)
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Languages
In Romanian, with English subtitles.
Performers
Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriutã, Dana Tapalaga.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2018]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (152 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
With this arresting drama based on notorious real-life events, Cristian Mungiu mounts a complex inquiry into faith, fanaticism, and indifference. At a desolate Romanian monastery, a young novice nun, Voichita, reunites with her former companion Alina, who plans to take her to Germany. But Voichita proves unwilling to abandon her calling, and Alina becomes increasingly desperate to reclaim her devotion, putting the outsider at odds with the monastery's ascetic priest--and precipitating a painfully misguided, brutal attempt to save her soul.
Notes
Title from container.
Inspired by the nonfiction novels of Tatiana Niculescu Bran.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
Special features: 2K digital transfer, approved by director Cristian Mungiu ; new interview with Mungiu ; The making of "Beyond the hills," a documentary from 2013, produced by Mungiu ; press conference from 2012 Cannes Film Festival, featuring Mungiu and actors Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriutã, and Dana Tapalaga ; deleted scenes ; trailer.