ENESCU - Skinned Alive
a film by Toma Enache
February 15, 2025, at 19:00
Cinema "Florin Piersic" Cluj Napoca
✨ An extraordinary year for the first artistic film about George Enescu! 🎻🎬
2024 was a year full of emotions, recognition, and success for 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮, 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞, the first artistic film dedicated to the genius George Enescu, masterfully directed by Toma Enache.
The film was viewed in over 52 gala premieres across the country, with more than 25 thousand spectators attending! Thank you all! ♥️
The national tour will continue next year, under the auspices of 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐔𝟕𝟎. On January 25th at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, we begin the series of special screenings through which we will commemorate 70 years since the genius composer George Enescu left for the stars, a series that will continue throughout the year all over the country and around the world!
🎶 Awards and selections:
𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮, 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 received international recognition, winning over 35 awards at prestigious international festivals:
✨ARPA International Film Awards (Los Angeles)
✨Girona International Film Festival
✨Salerno International Film Festival
✨International Sound & Film Music Festival – ISFMF Croatia
✨Cyprus International Film Festival - Golden Aphrodite Awards
✨Five Continents International Film Festival (Venezuela)
✨Rome Prisma Film Awards
✨Athens International Arts Film Festival
✨European Cinematography Awards (Amsterdam)
✨Florence Film Festival
✨BRIDGES International Film Festival in Corinthia Peloponnese
✨Colortape International Film Festival (Brisbane, Australia)
✨Istanbul HALIC GOLDEN HORN International Film Festival
✨Monaco International Film Festival
✨International Film Festival Without Voice in Buenos Aires, Argentina
✨Rotterdam Independent Film Festival
✨Deluxe Film Festival (Rome)
✨Madrid Film Awards (MADFA)
✨British Film Festival (London)
✨Lonely Wolf International Film Festival (London)
🎶 Reviews and appreciations:
Critics and film enthusiasts have praised both the emotional story and the remarkable performances of the actors.
“It's hard to find in modern cinema so much respect for the spirit of classical narratives. The style and atmosphere of the film remind us of the great masters of Italian or German cinema. Toma Enache makes no compromises in the pursuit of excellence.” (✍🏼Gustavo Coletti, Times of Cinema)
“With meticulously recreated period details and a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack, „ENESCU, Skinned Alive” is a meditation on the resilience of the human soul, the sacrifices of the artist, an essential film for those who appreciate historical drama, classical music, and the ongoing struggle for artistic and personal fulfillment.” (✍🏼PRISMA Rome Independent Film Festival)
“As George Enescu himself said, «The artist reveals to humanity the path to harmony, which is happiness and peace.» Toma Enache's film does just that - through its beauty, depth, and touching tribute to an artist who lived and loved passionately, it reminds us all of the power of art to light the way to harmony both in life and in love.” (✍🏼Athens International Arts Film Festival)
“In creating this masterful portrait of one of Romania's greatest artists, Enache has not only honored Enescu's legacy but has crafted a work that deserves to stand proudly alongside the best contemporary European films. „ENESCU, Skinned Alive” is a film that reminds us why we need art, even as it shows us the terrible price some pay to create it.” (✍🏼 Adrián Pérez, President of the London International Film Festival - Lonely Wolf)
“19th-century literature gave us various examples of „Feminine Romantic Love,” but the history of daily life also tells the other side of the coin. In the story of the Romanian musician, despite knowing the princess loved him, George Enescu is emblematic of a „Masculine Romantic Love” that isn't afraid to show itself in all its sweetness, in all its romanticism. Toma Enache allows us to experience it at every moment of the film, directing a pitch-perfect cast of actors in every role.” (✍🏼 Nino Graziano Luca, director of Compagnia Nazionale di Danza Storica)
Not since „Man of God” have we seen an entire room of people silent, at the end, reading the credits in silence for minutes on end, with no one daring to disturb even with the applause due at a gala… It was as if we had died too with Enescu, this man skinned alive in life, alive among us in death! (✍🏼Floriana Jucan, Q Magazine)
I bow before the incredible team. With such people, artistic cinema will endure. We need such films because they are the only ones that can teach us to transform pain into art. To turn the wound into poetry, as George Enescu confessed: „a living wound that began to sing”. (✍🏼Andrada Badea - A Minute of Poetry)
"A film like a point of light in the darkness - not just cultural - that invades us." (✍🏼Marina Roman)
🎶 Audience:
We were honored to see the impressive reactions from viewers across the country and abroad, who resonated with Enescu's story.
“An amazing evening with people from stories, with unparalleled talent, before whom… even death would bow…
Congratulations, Toma Enache!
Congratulations to everyone who took part in creating this iconic masterpiece!”
“In a Romania bowed down by inculture and imposture, Toma Enache's film is a breath of fresh air. George Enescu returns to our consciousness, from where he was chased away by the ugliness of the way we choose to live.”
“Without a tendency toward vulgarity or abnormality - a unique film in the current landscape of the new generation of directors.”
“Toma Enache is a brave and deep director, and his film “Enescu - Skinned Alive” is clear proof of his talent in tackling complex and sensitive subjects. Through this creation, he manages to bring to the forefront a disturbing story, offering the audience not only an impressive cinematic experience but also a meditation on art, sacrifice, and the human condition.”
“Dostoevsky mentioned in his writings that beauty will save the world. This film is totally BEAUTIFUL!”
This film is not just a cinematic creation but a bridge over time, a reunion between past and present, a celebration of George Enescu's universal genius.
🙏 We sincerely thank the extraordinary team, partners, festivals, and everyone who accompanied us on this journey!
🌟 Grateful for every moment of this year, we look forward to 2025 with hearts full of hope and inspiration. Our journey is just beginning, and Enescu's music continues to resonate! Don't forget we await you at the film throughout the year!
Happy New Year and a year full of light, art, and emotion!🥂
We promise to continue bringing to light stories that deserve to be told!✨
With appreciation and gratitude,
Director Toma Enache & the team of the film ENESCU, Skinned Alive
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For further details regarding the above event, please contact the organizing entity: ,Asociatia C.L.A. La Steaua, CIF ,12708800 BUCURESTI
