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As Christmas approaches, Paul finds himself forced to choose between the woman with whom he has shared the last decade of his life and the passionate new partner who has given him a...
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- Mimi Branescu
- Radu Muntean
- Drama
In Radu Muntean’s closely observed, brilliantly acted relationship drama – a Romanian Scenes from a Marriage – middle-aged Paul (Mimi Brănescu) must choose between his wife of 10 years, Adriana (Mirela Oprişor), and his mistress, pediatric dentist Raluca (Maria Popistaşu).
After Christmas, after the time of (profane) rituals, conventions and mystifying is gone, Paul, the leading male character, hopes to begin anew, to be more truthful to himself, although knowing this will cause a lot of sorrow to some of his beloved ones.
Paul Hanganu loves two women. Adriana his wife and the mother of their daughter, the woman with whom he's shared the thrills of the past ten years, and Raluca the woman who has made him redefine himself. He has to leave one of them before Christmas.
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May 25, 2011 · When a change in schedule allows her to make the appointment, too, Paul and the two women share the same room for the first time, with Adriana oblivious to the significance of it.
Paul is driven between duty and love, but he decides to choose both: like so many men and anti-heroes before him, Paul takes the only way out to preserve the life he knows without having to suppress his feelings. He stays with Adriana and his child, and he stays with Raluca.
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While Paul loves both women, Raluca tells him what he already knows: that he must choose. When he says to his wife that he is in love with Raluca, she orders him to move out and to say nothing to Mara.
