Saturday, September 24, 3:30 pm                                                                                                 “Red Apples”                                                                                                                                           (Mere Rosii, 1976, Alexandru Tatos, English subtitles, 86 min)                                                     Short Talk with Romanina composer Cornel Taranu.                                                                  Helmut Stern Auditorium, UMMA

Romanian composer Cornel Taranu will hold a short talk at 3:30 pm about his film score to “Red Apples,” and his collaboration with film director Alexandru Tatos. A screening of “Red Apples” will take place immediately following the talk.

Film synopsis: A young urologist is assigned to a town hospital with no urology ward, and keeps bumping into his superiors because of both ethical and medical problems. For those who know the medical system in Romania, this is an acid pamphlet against destruction of young talents as well as a stand against the never-ending corruption plaguing even the noblest of professions.

Part of the Third Annual Romanian Film Festival at UMMA. Please also join us at 7:30 pm for a screening of Award Winning Shorts.

This screening is made possible by Michigan Arts Council and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Mărășești Society and the Romanian National Film Center.