I call upon the Romanian people to vote this movie so that we will have a Romanian movie in the top 250 greatest movies hits ! SO : vote Romanians vote ! Filantropica was the most beautiful and most exciting movie i have ever seen , and i am trying to be as objective as possible ! Us , the people of this beloved country Romania, have been trying to survive in this god-forgotten country for quite a while now ;) and i believe that we must not be the taken this right ... all we need is to join our forces and vote as much as we can !P.S. : i also believe that Sergiu Nicolaescu is one of the best film directors in the world maybe even more talented then Mr. Spielberg !Much Love , A proud Romanian!

I can understand reviewers from Romania who seem to be quite proud for this movie, because something similar has happened in Greece during the last years (very similar example: "Politiki Kouzina"). When you are used to very low standards of film-making and suddenly a movie is up to western standards in terms of direction, photography and production, you tend to overemphasize on the technical quality and diminish the importance of the plot, the characters' depth and the acting. And here, I'm afraid, lie Filantropica weak points. This is by no means a social satire. It is too shallow for that. The protagonist (although brilliantly played by Mircea Diaconu) is just a comic figure and we cannot feel empathy for his situation. The main gimmicks are too unrealistic to be believed and the comic value is quickly worn out.Nevertheless, Filantropica is an enjoyable Romanian offering and you won't regret having seen it. Just don't expect something of a 8.7 caliber.

Beautiful black humor film, which shows the system in Romania, even still today. The part of teacher Oividiu shows, how even now teachers have to fiddle to enrich their income.The young woman Diana is the personification of Romanian women who love their country and also find ways to add income, but still keep their pride, dignity and identity. They have style and grace. Diana and his wife know how to show this to the viewer.Wonderful acting. The youngsters could be from any place on this earth, they are all the same, react the same,have no identity, therefor it is great to see how Caranfil finds a great way to show the world of nothing to something. He proofs that there is character on both sides. Even the beggars get respect and in a humorous way there is a cooperation. During the film there is a symbiose between the poor and "nouveau rich" who respect and even complement each other.

One of the best movies after the romanian Revolution. ( December 1989 ). If you have a chance to see it, don't missed.