The Observer, in short

Death Threat Ovidiu Simonca interviews Vladimir Tismaneanu on the anti-Semitic death threat he recently received. The menacing letter was mailed from Bucharest.. Tismaneanu says that the threat must come from some ex-Securitate members connected to the Greater Romania Party. Lead article Thel Observer publishes various excerpts from Cristian Mungiu’s press conferences and interviews. Politics Sabina Fati comments on Calin Popescu Tariceanu’s failing political career and discusses the Liberal party’s need for a new leader. Ciprian Ciucu discusses some of the ways in which Romania’s bureaucratic administration prevents reform. Renate Weber argues that Romania’s political crisis is an illusion founded in the President’s and Parliament’s joint refusal to negotiate. Events The 2007 TIFF film festival brought Franco Nero and Armand Assante to Romania. Featuring Cristian Mungiu’s film, 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, TIFF included 183 films, many of them premiers. The Observer publishes Mihai Ignat’s survey article and Doina Ioanid’s comment on 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. The 14th International Theatre Festival in Sibiu was larger than ever, but attended by fewer celebrities. Iulia Popovici presents the main events. Eugenia Anca Rotescu interviews playwright Saviana Stanescu, author of Waxing West, recently staged at La MaMa in New […]