Police, Adjective Page #2

Synopsis: In grim, dull Vaslui, Cristi is a young police officer, conscientious, laconic, recently married to Anca, a teacher. He's tailing a kid who smokes pot and may be supplying his friends. Cristi dislikes the assignment: the kid's clearly not a dealer, an arrest would ruin his life, and, Cristi assumes that Romania will soon tolerate marijuana. His superior tells him flatly that the law is the law and to finish the case with a quick arrest. Cristi wants to follow the informant, a youth whose father is a builder. Cristi watches, he smokes, he writes reports, he wants to meet with the prosecutor. Can a cop have a conscience? Is the noun being modified "procedural" or "state"?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Corneliu Porumboiu
Production: IFC Films
  15 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
NOT RATED
Year:
2009
113 min
£26,692
Website
55 Views


Of course I remember.

I spoke to them.

It's fixed.

I've to go pick it up.

But I can't get home

unless I get out of the office.

Thanks.

Love you too. Bye.

- Yes?

- Did you find it?

Yes. Look.

Belongs to a company.

AIAN CONSTRUCT SA.

Sounds familiar...

It's a construction firm

that built the block in Crucea Garii...

Yeah...

It's pretty big...

belongs to Aurel lancu.

- That's why it's called AIAN?

- I suppose.

Look, I got you the other cars.

- Thanks. All the best.

- Yes.

"Pursuit report no. 7

Today I began the pursuit of the

aforementioned Victor Pascu at 7:40,

when he left his residence

at 23 Toamnei St

and went towards Bacovia High School,

along the route described

in the previous reports.

On the way, the suspect met nobody

did not use his mobile phone and

smoked a single cigarette,

which I checked

but which was not

of relevance to this case.

I resumed tailing at 10:50

in the yard of nursery 14.

Victor Pascu, Alex lancu and the girl

previously described smoked a cigarette,

remains of which were positive

when tested for THC. However:

the source of the drugs;

appears insincere,

stating that the drugs are used

only by him and Victor Pascu;

background and his deeds

do not appear to suggest

he represents a danger to society;

At 2:
00 I went back

on Alex lancu at Bacovia High.

He went via Bacovia,

Muresan, Feroviari,

Piata Veche, Filature

and Ion Barbu streets.

He entered the yard of house n 12.

In front of the house

there was a Seat Ibiza,

registration 06 AIC.

I checked it, it belonged to

the company SC. AIAN Constructii SRL,

owned by Aurel lancu.

At 3:
05 appeared the girl with whom

lancu and Pascu have used hashish.

After calling on the intercom,

she entered the yard.

She had changed her

clothes since 10:50.

The young woman left

Alex lancu's residence at 4:25.

I followed her through

Ion Barbu, Filature,

loanisei, Feroviari and Pacii streets,

and she entered in building n 32.

I ascertained that she entered

apartment 12 of entrance B

on which was written

"Paraschiv family".

I ended the pursuit at 4:55."

Hello, Alex... Cristi here.

Could we meet this evening?

Where do you want to meet?

At the Magnolia. That's OK?

See you in half an hour!

Fine. An hour then.

Bye.

- Good evening.

- Sit down.

Dan!

- Bring me a large vodka.

- I'll have a Cola.

Have one.

I don't like drinking alone.

- I don't drink alcohol.

- At all?

I'm afraid my Dad

will smell it when I go home.

- Not even a beer?

- No. Thank you.

- So a large vodka and?

- A cola...

One cola.

- No thank you.

- Also because of your Dad?

Yes...

You're not afraid

he'll smell the hash?

He doesn't know

what hash smells like.

You didn't call

about Victor's brother...

No Sir, because Victor doesn't know

when he's coming home.

Don't call me Sir,

I'm not old...

- It feels more natural...

- Try.

I didn't call 'cause he doesn't

know when he's coming.

I asked him about 3 times then let

it go. So he wouldn't get suspicious.

I need you to bring me some hashish.

I need a sample for the file.

- How much?

- A few grammes,

tell him you want

to smoke it alone.

- He might not give it to me.

- Why?

He's very stingy...

- Stingy?

- Yes, it's just for him.

If he was stingy he wouldn't give

you anything or he'd make you pay.

Maybe that's what he wants. To get me

hooked so then I'll pay him.

- Is that what you think?

- He's capable of doing anything.

But aren't you friends?

In a way we are, in fact we were,

but we're not so close anymore.

- Why?

- Lots of complications...

For example?

- It's no use, Sir.

- Don't sir me.

- It's no use going into it.

- Why not?

I've got history homework for

tomorrow and I have to study more...

- If I could go now...

- You haven't finished your cola.

- Don't you two have girlfriends?

- No.

- Neither you, nor Victor?

- Neither of us.

So, don't forget

about Victor's brother,

and get me a sample for the file.

- I'll try.

- I can't go on without it.

I'll try.

- I'll get it.

- Thanks.

- I really have to go.

- Am I stopping you?

Thank you.

Goodbye.

Call me when you find out,

or send an SMS.

- Yes, I'll call you. Goodbye.

- Bye.

Good evening.

Hello.

Your dinner's on the cooker.

- Have you eaten?

- Yes.

Turn it down a bit.

Turn it down a bit.

Among white blossoming branches

The day is soon forgotten

The whispering of night surrounds me

With the perfume of spring

You say I am dear to you

You will love me a lifetime

And don't believe in separation

You believe in longing and happiness

I won't leave you, love

For a moment of illusion

I won't leave your side

If you will be with me

What would the sea be

without the sun?

What would the field be

without the flower?

What would today be

without tomorrow?

What would life be

without you?

Life goes forward

Who believes? Who lies?

Speak up, he who has betrayed

My insane love

Life goes forward

Love may bring

Happiness and pain

And love and silence

I won't leave you, love

For a moment of illusion

I won't leave your side

If you will be with me

What would the sea be

without the sun?

What would the field be

without the flower?

What would today be

without tomorrow?

What would life be

without you?

This food is really good.

Anca, this song

doesn't make any sense.

Why?

"What would the field be without the flower?"

"What would the sea be without the sun?"

What else would it be? It would

still be the field and the sea.

I haven't paid that much

attention to the lyrics.

Why do you like it then?

They're like images.

Meaning, love wouldn't be

as beautiful otherwise.

As what?

Like the sea without the sun?

Yes.

"Life goes on".

Can it go backwards?

Can we talk

when it's over, please?

Do you picture any image?

No.

"I won't leave you, love".

- Love is without an article.

- What?

She's saying,

"I won't leave you love",

love being without article.

She's meaning love as an absolute.

So?

So it's an anaphora.

What anaphura?

ANA-PHO-RA, not ANA-PHU-RA.

It's a rhetorical device.

Didn't you hear "what would be?"

"What would the sea be with no sun?

What would the field be

with no flowers?

Today without tomorrow?

Life without you?"

It tries to define this ideal love

by associating it with symbols.

The sea is infinite,

the sun is light,

the field is birth, creation,

and the flower is beauty.

Hold on...

Are they images or symbols?

They're not images,

they're symbols.

No... In fact, they're connected.

They're images which become symbols.

For example, "the sea".

As an image it's infinite

and then it becomes

a symbol of infinity.

"The flower" is beautiful

and becomes a symbol of beauty.

I don't understand.

If they wanted to say

infinity why didn't

they just say it directly?

Why do they say the sea

with the sun or without the sun?

- Have you been drinking?

- A vodka.

- And then what?

- Two beers, this is the third.

- I think it's the fourth.

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Corneliu Porumboiu

Corneliu Porumboiu (Romanian pronunciation: [korˈnelju porumˈboju]; born 14 September 1975) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 2006 feature 12:08 East of Bucharest won him the Caméra d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He is the son of football referee Adrian Porumboiu. His 2015 film The Treasure was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix Un Certain Talent prize. more…

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