“They live in a small country that has often found itself in the path of imperial powers, a condition they address with guile, stubbornness and a measure of grace. And lately with some pretty great movies.”
That’s how film critic A.O. Scott concluded his rave review of the Romanian film “California Dreamin'” in the New York Times in January. “California” is just the latest film out of the relatively small Eastern European country of Romania, along with “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” and “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu,” to gain international acclaim.