ENESCU - Skinned Alive
a film by Toma Enache
April 28, 2025 at 19:00
Cultural Center "Lira" Moinesti
✨ 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, beautifully 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 auspices of 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐔𝟕𝟎. On January 25 at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, we will begin a series of special screenings to commemorate 70 years since our genius composer George Enescu passed away, a series that will continue throughout the year across the country and worldwide!
🎶 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 in 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 accolades:
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 so much 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 the search for excellence.” (✍🏼Gustavo Coletti, Times of Cinema)
“With meticulously 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 eternal 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 emotional tribute to an artist who lived and loved passionately, it reminds us all of the power of art to light the way to harmony in life and love.” (✍🏼Athens International Art Film Festival)
“In making this masterful portrait of one of the greatest artists of Romania, Enache not only honored Enescu's legacy, but created a work that deserves to proudly stand alongside the best contemporary European films. „ENESCU, skinned alive” is a film that reminds us of why we need art, even as it shows the terrible price some must pay to create it.” (✍🏼 Adrián Pérez, President of the Lonely Wolf International Film Festival in London)
“19th-century literature brought us various examples of „Female Romantic Love,” but the story of everyday life 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 „Masculine Romantic Love” 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, conducting a perfect cast of actors in each role.” (✍🏼 Nino Graziano Luca, director of the Compagnia Nazionale di Danza Storica)
Since „The Man of God,” we have not seen the people in an entire theater mute at the end, quietly reading the credits for minutes on end, without anyone daring to disturb it with even the applause due to a gala… It felt like we had died with Enescu, this man skinned alive in life, alive among us in death! (✍🏼Floriana Jucan, Q Magazine)
I bow before the entire team. With such people, the artistic film will endure. We need films like these because they are the only ones that can teach us to turn pain into art. To transform wounds into poetry, as George Enescu testified: „a living wound that began to sing”. (✍🏼Andrada Badea - 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 witness the impressive reactions of audiences from the homeland and abroad, who resonated with Enescu's story.
“An amazing evening with storytelling people, with perfect talent, to whom… even death would bow…
Congratulations, Toma Enache!
Congrats to everyone who participated in the making of this emblematic masterpiece!”
“In a Romania kneeling under 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 for addressing complex and sensitive topics. 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 merely a cinematic creation, but a bridge across time, a reunion between past and present, a celebration of the universal genius of George Enescu.
🙏 We sincerely thank the extraordinary team, partners, festivals, and everyone who has been with us on this journey!
🌟 With gratitude for every moment of this year, we look forward to 2025 with hearts full of hope and inspiration. Our journey has just begun, and Enescu’s music continues to resound! Don’t forget that 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 ENESCU, skinned alive
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For additional details regarding the above event please contact the organizing entity: ,C.L.A. Association at La Steaua, CIF ,12708800 BUCHAREST
