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Police, Adjective [DVD]

Corneliu Porumboiu    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Directors: Corneliu Porumboiu
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: Romanian
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Artificial Eye
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Feb 2011
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00450AG46
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 62,389 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

A cop suffers from a crisis of conscience when he is assigned to gather evidence against a college student dabbling with soft drugs. Arguing for leniency to be shown towards what he regards as youthful irresponsibility, he finds his superiors have a very different interpretation of morality and the law. A blackly humorous and intelligent satire of bureaucracy, Police, Adjective is the acclaimed new film from the director of the award-winning 12:08 East of Bucharest .

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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: Romanian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Romanian ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: A cop finds himself growing uncomfortable with his latest assignment in this study in the nature of power and authority from Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu. Cristi (Dragos Bucur) is a seasoned police detective who has just gotten married to Anca (Irina Saulescu) and wants to keep his superiors happy. Cristi's boss, Nelu (Ion Stoica), has ordered the detective to keep a close watch on Victor (Radu Costin), a teenager who is suspected of dealing drugs for a local cartel. Cristi has spent several weeks following Victor's actions and is certain that the kid smokes marijuana with his friends, but isn't any kind of drug pusher and should be left alone. Cristi is also aware that Romanian authorities are expected to relax their laws regarding drugs in the near future, making it all but pointless to possibly ruin Victor's life by bringing him in, but while Nelu understands Cristi's thinking, he's not so willing to let the youngster off so easily. Politist, Adj. (aka Police, Adjective) was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, ...Police, Adjective ( Politist, adjectiv ) ( Intermediar (Policía, adjetivo) )


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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars For Kafka Fans 24 Mar 2011
By Tommy D TOP 100 REVIEWER
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The tag line to this Romanian film is `In a world where crime has no meaning'. I was keen to see this as it is from director Corneliu Porumboiu who did '12:08 East of Bucharest'.

This has a very basic plot in that a cop is assigned a case to target a drug dealer. He spends weeks watching him and staking out his house etc. He then files his report arguing for leniency as the law on drugs is so Draconian. His bosses take a more traditional police approach and he has a crisis of conscience. That is neither a plot spoiler or too short a synopsis as this is a basic film examining conscience. It is not a crime thriller or an action movie, despite having a gun on the cover, the dictionary it lies on is a better representation of this film.

Set in post Stalinist Romania, the settings are all bleak, rotting concrete and badly made roads, which add to the cold feel of the film. There is very little colour too so that when something bright -like a blue bucket- appears on screen I was immediately drawn to it. Whether that is intentional or a reflection on the greyness of the city is unclear.

There is also no background music at all, this adds to the feeling that time is passing slowly and there are many such devices which seem to heighten the mundanity of his job.

This film has many layers but you will have to dig to get them and at 113 minutes running time does seem overly long. However, when it gets moving, things change fairly rapidly. One of the things I love about World Cinema is the different approaches to film making from say Hollywood, but there are downsides too and this film for me required some effort. It felt a bit Kafkaesque so if that is your thing I am sure you will like this presentation from Artificial Eye.
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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Unique... so far 4 Feb 2011
Format:DVD
The best Romanian film that is not about Romania. You will be enchanted and horrified by a sombre,dark setting of this unconventional police film. The film's greatest attribute is the attention to details which makes it unique, but be prepared to see more of that soon from the Romanian film scene. It grows and you and as the ending creeps in slowly you will breathe heavily as this movie is about life choices, about how a good decision is not always good for all those involved.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Well shot and thats it. 22 Sep 2012
By Dooscah
Format:DVD
The framing and washed out colours made this artistically bearable for about 20 minutes. I tried hard to pull something out of almost nothing at all in the way of a storyline. The main character offers us a real-life tour by simply walking around a small Romanian town badly dressed & looking dodgy.

I sat through an out of context and therefore very long, boring & confusing conversation with the police about someone and then there was more of the shifty walking in silence. Shame. The trailer looked like it was right up my alley but too little happens - I think 20 minutes is enough of a chance to give a film to get going or at least offer a hint of what it's about.
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