3Q Ana Lungu, film director

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Was it difficult to cast the main characters of Self-Portrait of a Dutiful Daughter?
For the female lead, Cristiana, we didn’t have auditions; we chose directly Elena Popa, an actress at Sfantu Gheorghe Theater, whom I knew from Radu Afrim and Iris Spiridon’s productions. We met two years ago in Bucharest, I gave her the script, she read it while traveling home on the train and when she arrived at Brasov station, she called me to say she liked the role and wanted to play it. For the male lead, several actors came to audition, but we finally chose Emilian Oprea, because he matched the character.

Is the story of the film also your story?
Yes and no. Cristiana’s parents are played by my parents, her friends are mine; from this point of view, her life is similar to mine. Apart from this, the situations from the movie were invented, they are fictional. Cristiana is a made up character, not me, and Elena Popa contributed significantly to create it.

How would you characterize Romanian independent cinema at the moment?
It seems it is a good year for Romanian film. Many productions have already been selected for some of the most important international film festivals and I understand that there will be many local premieres, so I’m very optimistic. Regarding independent cinema, meaning with no financial support from the National Cinema Center, I don’t know many such movies that managed to reach the silver screen. However, it is a very good thing that the technology has developed and you can make a movie without too much financial support and I think we should benefit from it.

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