LEGACY (2019) – drama film online

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Directed by: Dorian Boguță
Script: Dorian Boguță, Loredana Novak, Tudor Voican
Cast: Teo Corban, Irina Rădulescu, Marin Grigore, Liviu Pintileasa, Lucian Ifrim, Mădălina Ghenea, Dragoș Bucur, Istvan Téglás, Ilona Brezoianu, Mircea Bibac, Maria Oarcea, Floriela Grapini, Claudiu Dumitru, Adina Ștețcu, Sorin Cociș, Claudia Susanu, Claudiu Crăciunică, Codin Maticiuc, Diana Gordon
Producer: Oana Giurgiu, Anca Puiu (co-producer), Dorian Boguță (co-producer), Dragoș Bucur (co-producer)
Cinematography by: Barbu Bălășoiu
Edited by: Tudor D. Popescu
Sound: Alexandru Dumitru, Liviu Lupșa, Andrei Stoian
Music: Marius Leftărache, Matei Stratan, Cristina Chiosea
Year: 2019
Category: Feature film
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Duration: 105 minutes

7,898 – Cinepub viewers

PLOT SUMMARY

Anton (Marin Grigore), a famous pianist, is reported missing. The police officer (Teodor Corban) who takes on the case gradually learns about the artist’s turbulent life, his bizarre relationships, and the decisions that triggered a whirlwind of surprising events. After the death of his parents, Anton became obsessed with the happiness of his sister, Ana (Irina Rădulescu), beyond the limits of brotherly love.

AWARDS:

• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Best Feature Film Screenplay (Dorian Boguță and Loredana Novak)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Best Original Music (Matei Stratan, Cristina Chiosea, Marius Leftărache)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Best Costume Design (Mălina Ionescu)
• 2020 – TIFF – Romanian Film Days Award (Dorian Boguță)

Festivals:

• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Nomination for Best Production Design (Andreea Popa)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Feature Film (Teodor Corban)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Feature Film (Irina Rădulescu)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film (Dragoș Bucur)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film (Lucian Ifrim)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Nomination for Best Cinematography (Barbu Bălășoiu)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Nomination for Best Editing (Tudor D. Popescu)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Nomination for Best Makeup and Hair (Lidia Ivanov, Dana Moldoveanu)
• 2021 – Gopo Awards – Nomination for Best Debut Film (Dorian Boguță)

CRITICAL REVIEWS:

“Legacy” is one of the most mature debuts in Romanian cinema in recent years. It also does something unexpected. It proposes a cinematic approach that is quite different from what we are used to: radically different from the old school and quite distant from the new school. It is a mature and courageous film. Signs of Puiu and Porumboiu? Or perhaps more from Jacques Audiard?” – Vasile Ernu, ziarulmetropolis.ro

“The film is an existential drama thriller that shows us traces of fundamental things: a life has passed through here!” – Vasile Ernu, ziarulmetropolis.ro

“Doru (Dorian Boguță) knows the acting world well. (…) He combines very well the type of VIP actor, proven and skilled in the field (Bucur, Téglás, Corban, Ifrim) with the glamorous VIP actor (Mădălina Ghenea), but without lowering the level of the film. And above all, he brings the freshness of a debut actor, such as Irina Rădulescu/ Ana in the lead role. (…) He casts actors of a certain type to play roles that are seemingly opposite to their style, as in the case of Téglás — who plays the bad boy, a drug dealer from high society. Or even Mădălina Ghenea, who plays a tragic role with great success: a tragic beauty well played.” – Vasile Ernu, ziarulmetropolis.ro

“The existential crisis of an artist who finds out he has little time left to live and wants to settle scores with those around him, even in a sick way, was in itself a sufficiently compelling subject. This is evident in some of the flashback sequences, the best of which is one in which Anton and his friend, played by István Téglás, smoke weed against a backdrop of psychedelic music, all amplifying the patient’s melancholy. Why it needed to be treated indirectly, under the guise of a sometimes confusing police thriller, which requires other conventions and a different kind of reception, remains unclear. (…) And this makes a car chase sequence, another with surveillance, and the occasional appearance of music meant to induce tension seem like they’re from a different movie. One that wants to be an authentic thriller, but is held back by its ambitions to be a serious auteur film.” – Ionuț Mareș, ziarulmetropolis.ro

“It is noteworthy that Legacy stands at the intersection between policier, neo-noir, and the values (aesthetic, at least) of the New Romanian Cinema.” – Iulia Blaga, filmsinframe.com

“It is, however, a film about love and its limits, about its faces (not all of them bright), about loss, acceptance, and sacrifice, all carefully crafted on the cinematic page with the help of a perfectly chosen cast.” – Michaela Platon, radioromaniacultural.ro

“It’s a fake detective story. It is more of an investigation into complicated interpersonal relationships, complicated also due to the introverted nature of the pianist — who is played by Marin Grigore, if not perfectly, then certainly appropriately. The film borrows something from the style of films by Cristian Mungiu or Radu Muntean, as critic Ionuț Mareș aptly observed in his review at the time of the premiere. There is also something mysterious about it, but the mystery lies more in the characters’ way of being.” – Mircea Morariu, hotnews.ro

“Based largely on dialogue, “Legacy” begins with a sequence lasting about ten minutes in which Commissioner Nicoară walks from one room to another in the pianist’s apartment, asking questions of the man’s sister (Irina Rădulescu) and her partner (Lucian Ifrim) and receiving answers (apparently clarifying ones), with all the subjects and predicates on the table. Soon, the second technique that Boguță frequently uses in the film appears for the first time: flashbacks, from which we understand that the testimonies of those under investigation are selective, and that things are somewhat more complicated than they let on. The film continues in this ping-pong between investigation and flashback until it finally reaches boiling point.” – Emil Vasilache, cinepub.ro

“Both the narrative formulas and the idea of theme are devices through which the author lures his talent into the open field in order to showcase it. Boguță’s skill is evident, even if obstructed by the construct.” – Emil Vasilache, cinepub.ro

TRIVIA:

• “Legacy” marks the directorial debut of actor Dorian Boguță.
• The film had its world premiere at the International Francophone Film Festival (FIFF) in Namur, Belgium, and was then screened in one of the competitions at Cottbus.
• The story is inspired by a real event in Dorian Boguță’s life, he tells filmsinframe.com, when his sister’s child disappeared without a trace.Later, however, he reworked the story and it took on a different dimension, becoming a final product that has nothing in common with the original story except for the fact that there is a disappearance around which the plot revolves.
• In an interview with Iulia Blaga (suplimentuldecultura.ro), actor Teo Corban discusses his collaboration with Dorian Boguță and, more generally, with a first-time director: “Working with a first-time director is, broadly speaking, more adventurous. The search is more unexpected, the tentative steps are more anxious, I often feel like a trapeze artist performing without a safety net. I also think I put in extra effort to make the film. Otherwise, things are natural, normal. (…) But with Dorian Boguță, things went much more smoothly.”
• Regarding the choice of trav shots and filming technique, Boguță states: “I didn’t have enough money to build more. The entire film – except for the final sequence at the police station and the one with Mădălina Ghenea, also at the station – is composed of sequence shots. I didn’t have the money to play around with the framing, but, on the other hand… well, I’m limiting myself, I don’t have money for 40 days of filming, so let’s use what we have as much as possible: how about filming the sequence in a single shot? Could I capture everything? I think I managed it with Barbu (Bălășoiu), because when you cut in a frame, I want the cut to be like a blink, so you don’t feel it at all.”
• Ana’s role is Irina Rădulescu’s first role in a film, after a long period of working only in theater.
• The order in which the sequences were filmed was the order of the locations in the film, largely following the chronological order of the story.
• The director chose the song “A Place for Me” by the band URMA for the soundtrack. Mani Gutău (the band’s lead singer) says of this encounter between the song and the film: “Theoretically, the film “Legacy” (“Urma” in Romanian) is not about Urma’s music. Practically, Urma’s music is in the film “Legacy”.“Somewhere between theory and practice, the film and Urma’s music follow the same path, outside of time. From one heart to another. I hope that this wonderful story, created by an even more wonderful team, will receive the attention it deserves.”

LINES:

• “He would disappear like that, for a weekend. He would turn off his phone and say he wanted to clear his head, and I thought that was it. But it’s been so many days now…” – Ana (Irina Rădulescu)
• “I kept nagging him, honestly, I never accepted that he gave up concerts. The Philharmonic was his whole life. I know it sounds cliché, but believe me when I say he’s brilliant, I’m not exaggerating.” – Ana (Irina Rădulescu)
• “No one needs to know about this shit in my head.” – Anton Ropot (Marin Grigore)
• “Anton was one of the best of his generation. He dreamed of being Rachmaninoff… you know, that kind of talent that comes along once in a hundred years.” – Mircea Bibac (Conductor at the Philharmonic)
• “Anton can’t stand me nagging him about his tests. (…) You know very well that any delay could be fatal.” – Cristi, Ana’s husband (Lucian Ifrim)
• “Cristi thinks we spend too much time there. He doesn’t understand that it’s home for me too. (…) And he thinks I’m making a huge effort if I cook something for Anton or iron one of his shirts.” – Ana (Irina Rădulescu)
• “Listen, Anton, pouring concrete down the drain. You’re a cool guy, but you’ve become a bit strange. (…) I go to bed when I want, I wake up when I want, I fuck when I want. Well, not exactly what I want.” – Victor Bodea (Istvan Téglás)
• “If weed is legalized, it’ll be really good.” – Victor Bodea (Istvan Téglás)
• “I don’t want to die!” – Anton Ropot (Marin Grigore)
• “Sometimes I feel like this whole situation with his illness is like a deal between him and Cristi.” – Eleonora, Anton’s girlfriend (Mădălina Ghenea)
• “Anton came to tell me he has cancer and doesn’t have much time left. He wanted to ask for forgiveness for what happened in the past. He didn’t want to leave with that burden on his soul.” – Radu Dogaru (Dragoș Bucur)
• “And why would your sister want to fuck me? (…) Dude, what’s going on in that head of yours? (…) Have you lost your mind? Do you see me as someone who would take a woman by force? Do you know what that’s called? Rape!” – Radu Dogaru (Dragoș Bucur)
• “It’s not rape if it’s you. (…) It’s not rape. You’re helping her.” – Anton Ropot (Marin Grigore)
• “These two are both crazy, and you’re picking on me?” – Radu Dogaru (Dragoș Bucur)

ARTICLES:

• An existential thriller that shows us the traces of a life that once was! About a mature debut – ziarulmetropolis.ro
• Film review: Mysterious family stories – hotnews.ro
• “Legacy” — Undecided – ziarulmetropolis.ro
• Legacy (Dorian Boguță, 2019) – blogdefilm.ro
• Dorian Boguță and Irina Rădulescu on Legacy – filmsinframe.com
• Dorian Boguță on the film Legacy: I thought about it for 20 years and it was in cinemas for three days – digi24.ro
• Legacy, directed by Dorian Boguță, a police thriller with a thrilling and subtle ending – radioromaniacultural.ro
• What we leave behind – Interview with Dorian Boguță, director of “Legacy” – igloo.ro
• The film “Legacy”, directed by Dorian Boguță, in theaters in 25 cities across the country starting Friday – agerpres.ro
• “Legacy”, the first feature film directed by actor Dorian Boguță, in theaters in March – news.ro
• On (or in) the footsteps of Dorian Boguță – zilesinopti.ro
• “Let’s not think we’re statues once a project is over.” Teo Corban in a new film, the crime thriller “Legacy” by Dorian Boguță – suplimentuldecultura.ro

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