TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS
OREGON PREMIERE

Directed by Radu Muntean
Romanian, 99 minutes
Foreign/Drama
Print courtesy of Kino Lorber
SUN OCT 16 @ 5:30PM | Salem Cinema
TUES OCT 18 @ 6:30PM | The Grand

The latest bloom from the flourishing garden that is Romanian cinema, Radu Muntean’s Tuesday, After Christmas chronicles the emotional fallout from a classic love triangle, but it unfolds with the agonizing tension of a suspense film. In the days leading up to Christmas, a married man forces himself to choose between his wife and his mistress. It is the emotionally resonant drama of a middle-class couple whose 10-year marriage is rocked by the husband’s illicit affair with their daughter’s sexy dentist. Paul must choose between the easy rapport and stability of his family life and the uncertainty and excitement of a relationship with a much younger woman. A sharply observed, deeply felt drama showcasing beautifully calibrated performances, expert craftsmanship and dazzling technical mastery, this scorchingly intense romantic interlude is a hypnotic, unassuming, pitch-perfect portrayal of the subtelties of modern life and marriage.

Filmography: Boogie (08).