Directed by Lucian Pintilie. Niki is a retired colonel. Niki and Flo (Romanian: Niki Ardelean, colonel în rezerva) is a 2003 Romanian drama film directed by Lucian Pintilie. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Niki, Angela’s father, a former colonel in the Romanian army, is torn between his wish to see his daughter happy and his desire to have her remain nearby. This article related to a Romanian film is a stub. She refused to become as her ... See full summary », A small world of bourgeois intrigues and frivolities lived with intensity by its own protagonists: Pampon's lover, Didina is in love with the barber Nae, who is Mitza's lover, while she is ... See full summary ». Flo is a « Jack of All Trades » whose hidden tyrannical nature will find a victim in Niki. The hero is a retired army officer in the period of transition in Romania from the Communist rule to democracy. His life seems to fall under the control of his in-law, a mercantile and much better adapted man, who slowly seems to deprive him not only of his children, but also of his pride and human dignity. Balanta) but this is not the greatest.The small budget of this movie makes it what it is, a Romanian film. Niki Ardelean is an aging military officer who has lost his son in an accident. Synopsis. Norica, a waitress and Mitu, a swineherd, meet and tease each other and starts a beverage competition. In this very black comedy about ill-suited neighbors united by marriage, Niki is a former colonel in the Romanian army whose daughter is married to the son of Flo, an aging Bohemian who is full of schemes for the “new” Romania. Niki, Angela’s father, a former colonel in the Romanian army, is torn between his wish to see his daughter happy and his desire to have her remain nearby. Not Yet Rated 1 hr 39 min Oct 12th, 2003 Drama. If you want to know more you haft to see the movie. “Infused with a delicate, almost coy sense of the absurd.” – A.O. Tensions build up resulting in a final epic confrontation. Romania/France. At seventy, Luciane Pintilie hadn’t lost any of his sardonic wit and biting satire when he made “Niki Ardelean, colonel în rezerva” [Eng. A very black comedy, Niki and Flo is about ill-suited neighbors united by marriage. Written by As the young couple prepares to emigrate to the U.S., Niki is obliged to interact with Flo, whom he finds totally unbearable. See Full Cast + Crew for Niki and Flo Features Load More Features Movie Reviews Presented by Rotten Tomatoes. Score: 0.02 out of 10. Niki and Flo (2003) Cast and Crew. His daughter and her husband, the son of Flo, want to leave Romania behind for the United States. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Niki_and_Flo&oldid=957691515, Articles needing additional references from March 2019, All articles needing additional references, Articles containing Romanian-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 May 2020, at 02:44. This dominating libido is the subject of a film that shows the depossesion of one man by another. On the one hand, the inexperienced Puiu and Rădulescu writing team, who are only at their second collaboration after Stuff and Dough (2001), don’t seem able to infuse their characters with enough credibility at this early stage in their careers. Drama. Niki, Angela’s father, a former colonel in the Romanian army, is torn between his wish to see his daughter happy and his desire to have her remain nearby. Dorina Chiriac in "Niki and Flo." In this very black comedy about ill-suited neighbors united by marriage, Niki is a former colonel in the Romanian army whose daughter is married to the son of Flo, an aging Bohemian who is full of schemes for the “new” Romania. Angela… His elder son dies in a stupid home accident (the film starts with his funeral), than his only other child, a daughter moves to America in the search of a better material life. The Romanian film lovers probably you will like this movie.Niki is an old colonel of army, it's a man who had love only for the army, his daughter and his son in-law haft to go in U.S.A. to earn more money. View production, box office, & company info. His life seems to fall under the control of his in-law, a mercantile and much better adapted man, who slowly seems to deprive him not only of his children, but also of his pride and human dignity. PG-15 (Romania) A very black comedy, Niki and Flo is about ill-suited neighbors united by marriage.