ENESCU - Skinned Alive
a film by Toma Enache
April 26, 2025, 7:00 PM
Bacovia Municipal Theater Bacau
✨ 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 has been seen in over 52 gala premieres across the country, attended by over 25 thousand spectators! Thank you all! ♥️
The national tour will continue next year, under the 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐔𝟕𝟎 banner. On January 25 at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, we start a series of special screenings to honor 70 years since our genius composer George Enescu passed away, a series that will continue throughout the year across the country and around the world!
🎶 Awards and selections:
𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮, 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 has 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 - Aphrodite Gold Awards
✨Five Continents International Film Festival (Venezuela)
✨Rome Prisma Film Awards
✨Athens International Art Film Festival
✨European Cinematography Awards (Amsterdam)
✨Florence Film Festival
✨BRIDGES International Film Festival from Corinthia Peloponnese
✨Colortape International Film Festival (Brisbane, Australia)
✨Istanbul HALIC GOLDENHORN International Film Festival
✨Monaco International Film Festival
✨Without Voice International Film Festival 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 lovers have praised both the touching story and the remarkable performances of the actors.
“It is hard to find in modern cinema such deep respect for the spirit of classic narratives. The style and atmosphere of the film remind us of the great masters of Italian or German cinema. Toma Enache does not compromise in his quest for excellence.” (✍🏼Gustavo Coletti, Times of Cinema)
“With painstakingly recreated period details and an obsessively beautiful soundtrack, „ENESCU, skinned alive” is a meditation on the resilience of the human spirit, 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.” (✍🏼Rome Independent Film Festival - PRISMA)
“As George Enescu himself said, «The artist reveals to humanity the path to harmony, which is happiness and peace.» Toma Enache's film does exactly that - through its beauty, depth, and the heartfelt tribute to an artist who lived and loved passionately, it reminds us all of the power of art to illuminate the path to harmony both in life and in love.” (✍🏼Athens International Art Film Festival)
“In creating this masterful portrait of one of Romania's greatest artists, Enache not only honored Enescu's legacy, but created a work worthy of standing proudly alongside the best contemporary European films. „ENESCU, skinned alive” is a film that reminds us why we need art, even as it shows the terrible price some have to pay to create it.” (✍🏼 Adrián Pérez, President of the London International Film Festival - Lonely Wolf)
“Literature of the 19th century brought us various examples of „Romantic love from a feminine perspective”, but the story of everyday life also tells us the other side of the coin. In the story of the Romanian musician, despite the knowledge that the princess loved him, George Enescu is the emblem of a „Romantic Love from a masculine perspective” that is not afraid to show itself in all its sweetness, in all its romance. Toma Enache makes us experience it in every moment of the film, directing a perfect cast of actors in every role.” (✍🏼 Nino Graziano Luca, director of Compagnia Nazionale di Danza Storica)
Since „The Man of God”, I have not seen an entire audience silent at the end, reading the credits in silence for minutes on end, without anyone daring to disturb it even with the applause due to a gala… It felt like we had also died with Enescu, this man skinned alive in life, alive among us in death! (✍🏼Floriana Jucan, Q Magazine)
I bow to the entire team. With such people, artistic film will endure. We need such films because they are the only ones that can teach us to transform pain into art. To transform the wound into poetry, as George Enescu himself confessed: „a living wound that began to sing”. (✍🏼Andrada Badea - The 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 of spectators both from the country and abroad, who resonated with the story of Enescu.
“A wonderful evening with storytellers, with a perfect talent, before whom… even death would bow…
Congratulations, Toma Enache!
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the making of this emblematic masterpiece!”
“In a Romania brought to its knees by ignorance and imposture, Toma Enache's film is a breath of fresh air. George Enescu returns to our consciousness, from where he was banished by the ugliness of how we choose to live.”
“Without leaning towards vulgarity or abnormality - a unique film in the current landscape of the new generation of directors.”
“Toma Enache is a brave and profound director, and his film “Enescu - Skinned Alive” is clear evidence of his talent to tackle 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 entirely BEAUTIFUL!”
This film is not just a cinematic creation but a bridge over time, a reunion between past and present, a celebration of the universal genius of George Enescu.
🙏 We wholeheartedly thank the extraordinary team, partners, festivals, and everyone who has supported us on this journey!
🌟 With gratitude for every moment of this year, we look towards 2025 with hearts full of hope and inspiration. Our journey is just beginning, and Enescu's music continues to resonate! Don’t forget that we are waiting for you at the movie throughout the year!
Happy New Year and a year filled with 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 BUCHAREST
