Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" Examines Cultural Assimilation Through Sebastian Stan's Performance
By
David Ehrlich
13d ago· 8 min readenReview
100/100
Golden Brown
Bagelometer↗
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
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Summary
Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" is a drama set in Norway that follows Romanian software engineer Mihai Gheorghiu (Sebastian Stan) and his family as they navigate cultural assimilation in one of the world's happiest countries. The film continues Mungiu's exploration of globalization's reactionary pitfalls, examining intolerance through a progressive lens in a Scandinavian setting.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIntolerance assumes a more progressive sheen with Cristian Mungiu's 'Fjord,' a characteristically fraught and tangled drama
the 'R.M.N.' filmmaker continues to vivisect the reactionary pitfalls of globalization — this time in Norway
the annual World Happiness Report consistently lists as one of the happiest countries in the world
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu journeys to Norway for a cautionary tale about cultural assimilation.
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