With the camera placement being as meticulous as the use of Handel on the soundtrack, this impeccably played saga deservedly earned Mungiu a share of the Best Director prize at Cannes.
Cristian Mungiu's masterful slow-burn drama poses a series of fascinating moral dilemmas.
Graduation is utterly compelling in spite of a seemingly downbeat story.
It’s a brilliantly done piece.
Graduation is undoubtedly a bit of a slow-burner but it grows in intensity and becomes completely absorbing as we discover a whole world of guilty secrets and hidden lives.
A father must initiate his daughter into a grownup world of defeat, shame, favours and back-scratching in Cristian Mungiu’s powerful portrait of toxic modern Romania.
The low-key subject matter and over-familiar surroundings soften its impact.
Superbly acted, and photographed and edited with forensic precision, this is Romanian cinema at its best.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
RSS feed of Cinema reviews