Fresh
It could use a trim, but only rarely does it strain for effect, and, for a young man, Nemescu was uncannily versed in the emotions of middle age.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
California Dreamin'
2007 · 2h 35m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Cristian Nemescu
Overview
1999. Kosovo War. In a small Romanian village, the chief of the railway station, who also happens to be a local gangster, stops a NATO train transporting military equipment. Their arrival in this small village dramatically changes its landscape.
Director and cast
- Cristian Nemescu Director
- Armand Assante as Captain Jones
- Răzvan Vasilescu as Doiaru
- Jamie Elman as Sergeant David McClaren
- Maria Dinulescu as Monica
- Ion Sapdaru as The Mayor
- Alexandru Mărgineanu as Andrei
- Andi Vasluianu as Marian
- Gabriel Spahiu as The Union Leader
- Cătălina Mustață as The Mayor's Wife
- Alexandru Drăgoi Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
For now at least, we have to be content with this pleasing comedy in search of an editor.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
California Dreamin' is a rambunctious, closely observed comedy of cultural collision.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh
A deft fable that maps global concerns onto a local story with confidence and wit.
Ben Walters, Time Out New York
Rotten
At its present length it sprawls shamelessly in terms of the ultimate futility of its narrative.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
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