Manor House

Synopsis

Nikolai, a wealthy landowner and a man of the world, invites some of his friends to his country estate. The estate is soon filled with guests from the upper echelons of society—boyars and officers. Their time is occupied with grand meals, parlour games, and lengthy discussions on death and the Antichrist, progress and morality. At the same time, they fall into their own trap, believing that history never repeats itself; none of the guests can realize that the course of events at the estate has caught them in a snare.

Production Facts

Cristi Puiu was born in 1967 in Bucharest. He is a script writer and director and has had films featured in Cannes, where he won the Un Certain Regard for "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" (2005). He was also selected for the Official Selection with his film "Sieranevada – A Serious Comedy" (2016). In Berlin, he won a Golden Bear for the short film "Cigarettes and Coffee."

Script writer: Vladimir Solovyov and Cristi Puiu
Producer: Anca Puiu, Mandragora
Swedish co-producers: Jörgen Andersson, Kjell Åhlund, Doppelganger, in co-production with Film i Väst.