Director: Radu Muntean
This is what you call a movie with no gimmicks. The movie is composed of probably less than ten scenes altogether, that all go on for a while. The camera in the scenes is usually stationary and we get very cuts in the scenes. The plot is your basic affair, a married man with a daughter likes another woman. But the simplicity of the films basic plot and aesthetics only make the complexity of the characters and the simple situation more impressive.
The characters in the story feel extremely authentic. In a Hollywood version of this story, somebody would have to be the bad guy, most likely the husband. But in this Romanian film, there's no one really to blame. The husband fell in love with another girl and there's nothing he can do about it, no matter the consequences it might have on his wife, his child, and himself. The situation is just unfortunate and sometimes there's no one you can blame. The simple style with the real characters and situations gives you a feeling that you're just watching a real life. Sometimes real life is bland, so there isn't always something of note going on in Tuesday, After Christmas, but it is the rare movie that succeeds in reflecting reality completely accurately.
Grade: B+
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