The Happiest Girl in the World (Cea Mai Fericita Fata Din Lume)

If you were 17 and won a dream car and got to appear in a TV commercial, wouldn’t you be the HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD? Delia, a simple girl from the countryside, is the grand prizewinner of a contest set up by a juice company. As she and her parents make their way to the big city of Bucharest to claim her prize, she stares out the car window, harboring a schoolgirl’s dreams of a more cosmopolitan existence. All dressed up for the city, her family navigates through heavy traffic to the film crew’s location – and then reality starts setting in. The summer day is sweltering, the crew are crass and complicated urbanites, the sponsor’s rep is unhappy with Delia’s inability to swig the product fast enough, and there are endless takes of the same scene. Then it turns out her parents are scheming behind her back to sell off the car for cash before she can even drive it. This happy girl is part of a tragicomic tale from the new Romania, where old-school values of hard work and family ties bump up against the superficialities of modern Capitalism. (In Romanian with subtitles) – B.B.

Community Partner: HONORARY CONSULATE OF ROMANIA IN OHIO

Community Partner

Category	Central and Eastern European Film Competition
Producer	Ada Solomon
Screenplay	Radu Jude, Augustina Stanciu
Cinematography	Marius Panduru
Editing	Catalin Cristutiu
Principal Cast	Andrea Bosneeag, Vasile Muraru, Violeta Haret
Director Bio	Radu Jude was born in Bucharest. He directed short films before winning the Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award in 2008.
Select Filmography	THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD (2009)
Print Source	Films Boutique charlotte@filmsboutique.com www.filmsboutique.com

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Past Screenings

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 2:10 PM
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 6:50 PM
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 9:15 AM