Movies: Ursul // The Bear (2011)

At the Bucharest Circus, the new young manager is trying to solve the major financial issues of the company by selling its only bear (old and about to die soon) to German hunters. But the artists do not want to sacrifice their favorite animal so the manager decides to steal the bear and run to the mountains to meet the Germans. A crazy road movie starts following the bear. Me: Mom, can we have a Kusturica movie? Mom: We have a Kusturika movie at home. The Kusturica movie at home: Directed by Dan Chisu, starring the ever-present Serban Pavlu, Claudiu Bleont, Mihai Constantin, Gabriel Spahiu, Nicodim Ungureanu and Gabriel Radu, along with Magda Catone in a funny and quirky comedy placed in 1990 in Romania. It’s got everything you’d expect from a Balkan movie: a stolen bear, Western money, a gypsy wedding, a chase and a lot of shenanigans. A lot of good moments, but it still feels like a Kusturica tribute. Four popcorns though. You can now watch it for free on Youtube’s CINEPUB Channel.…