Synopsis
Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she has won in a contest organized by a soft-drinks company. The prize is a beautiful new car. All Delia has to do now is appear in front of the camera in a commercial. All goes well until it becomes clear that Delia and her parents have very different ideas about what to do with the new car. Meanwhile, the contest's sponsor needs a radiant prize-winner with a gleaming smile. A wicked satire and a psychological portrait of a society perverted by its slavery to capitalism and consumerism
The Happiest Girl in the World (2009) is a 1h 39min comedy feature film by Radu Jude. Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she has won in a contest organiz...
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2009 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2009 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2009 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2008 generic
Titles
| Alternate title | La Fille la plus heureuse du monde | |
| Alternate title | The Happiest Girl in the World |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Romania | May 8, 2009 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Romanian) |
Full credits
| Director | Radu Jude |
| Cast | Andreea Bosneag (Delia Cristina Fratila), Violeta Haret-Popa (Mrs. Fratila), Vasile Muraru (Mr. Fratila), Șerban Pavlu (Director), Andi Vasluianu (Cinematographer), Diana Gheorghian (Producer), Alexandru Georgescu (The Client), Petre Constantin Bombardel (Prop Artist), Luminiţa Stoianovici (Gabi - Make-up Artist), Doru Cătănescu (Mr. Arvunescu), Bogdan Marhodin (Viorel), Claudiu Dumitru (Banel), Marian Pîrvu (Recuziter 2), Cristina Serbu (Agency Girl) |
| Screenplay | Augustina Stanciu, Radu Jude |
| Producer | Ada Solomon |
| Executive producer | Valentino Rudolf |
| Cinematography | Marius Panduru |
| Editing | Catalin Cristutiu |
| Production design | Augustina Stanciu |
| Costumes | Augustina Stanciu |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
