Child's Pose

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Claudio C @Claudio666 May 28, 2026 Pozitia copilului / Child's Pose (2013) Obnoxious Character (12,474 – 28 May 2026 – Claudio Carvalho) In Bucharest, the manipulative and controlling middle-aged architect Cornelia Keneres (Luminita Gheorghiu) is an upper-class and well related woman, married with Domnul Aurelian Fagarasanu (Florin Zamfirescu). When her son Barbu (Bogdan Dumitrache) hits and kills a boy from a humble family while speeding on the road, she uses her influence with authorities, bribes, tampers with the evidence, and changes statements to save her son from prison. "Pozitia copilului", a.k.a. "Child's Pose", is an unpleasant Romanian film with an obnoxious character. Cornelia is arrogant, corrupt, manipulative, controller, and neither her husband nor her son can’t stand her. She never shows empathy for the child murdered by her son. But the performances are top-notch. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "Instinto Materno" ("Maternal Instinct") See more Goran G @RT57685000 Nov 16, 2023 I don't know why all the movie sites as a synopsis have 'hit-and-run' conviction. It wasn't hit and run, just for the record! However, the mother is absolute hit here, as a manipulative character in a brilliant performance by Luminita Gheorghiu. See more Nawt W @RT94004908 Sep 26, 2022 Primarily, this is a movie about class and how everything can be bought and sold through connections, bribes, and favors, just like in any post-communist eastern European country. But on the surface, this is an incredible character study of a controlling mother who can't quite figure out where she went wrong that her son ended up like this, complemented by a lack of music and long periods of poignant silence of contemplation. She clearly loved him very much, but it didn't stop him from turning into a man-child with no aspirations and more insecurities than even his all-seeing mother could perceive. It's all been done wonderfully. Every actor gives it their best. From a subtle entitlement frown to vile disgust to feigned grief. Unfortunately, the hand-held filming doesn't produce vivid images or scenes, and it's just shot/reverse shot through the whole movie. See more Jun 17, 2015 I just loved this. What an intimate delivery all around, of a very real family situation. Audience must speculate a bit about the mother/son relationship, but that's part of its uniqueness. See more May 12, 2015 Un guion fantástico, y actuaciones increíbles, la ganadora del Oso de Oro 2013 en Berlín es imperdible. See more Mar 28, 2015 On the one hand this is a deeply disturbing glimpse into the psychology of an overtly-privilleged family and a mother trying to do anything to save her son from paying for an accidental murder. On the other it is a scathing socio-political allegory of Eastern Europe's "Nouveau Riche" entitlement and a system that supports it. A tough slice of neorealism made sharp as a knife and devastating by an unforgettable performance form Luminita Gheorghiu as the savagely desperate mother. See more Read all reviews

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