Cigarettes and Coffee

Synopsis

The bus leaves Mr. Tomescu in downtown Bucharest, in front of the Graceland restaurant. He enters and sits down at the table where Vlad is seated. Mr. Tomescu is in his early 60ies. During his lunch break Vlad listens to his problems. Having just lost his job, two years before his retirement, Mr. Tomescu asks for Vlad’s help to find him a new employment ...

Biographie

From 1992 to 1996 Cristi Puiu studied film (directing) at the École Supérieure d’Art Visuel in Geneva. He has directed different videos and films, both fiction and documentary. His film MARFA showed at the »Director’s Fortnight« in Cannes and collected various awards. UN CARTUS¸ DE KENT SI UN PACHET DE CAFEA won a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. Cristi Puiu also writes his own scripts. He is married and has two daughters.