California Dreamin' (Nesfarsit) (Endless)

California Dreamin' (Nesfarsit) (Endless) (2007)

  • 89% of critics liked it
    (19 reviews)

  • 81% of users liked it
    (2,009 ratings)

Romanian director Cristian Nemescu's comedy California Dreamin' (aka Nesfarsit, 2007) unfolds against the backdrop of the Kosovo War, circa 1999. A NATO train rolls through a Romanian hamlet, transporting a plethora of weapons across the country -- without official documents, and equipped only with… More

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Unrated, 2 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Cristian Nemescu
Written By
Cristian Nemescu, Tudor Voican
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
May 26, 2007 Wide
On DVD
May 4, 2010
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Critic Reviews

  • Anthony Lane, New Yorker

    It could use a trim, but only rarely does it strain for effect, and, for a young man, Nemescu was uncannily versed in the emotions of middle age.

  • V.A. Musetto, New York Post

    For now at least, we have to be content with this pleasing comedy in search of an editor.

  • A.O. Scott, New York Times

    California Dreamin' is a rambunctious, closely observed comedy of cultural collision.

  • Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

    At its present length it sprawls shamelessly in terms of the ultimate futility of its narrative.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A sharp-edged socio-political satire that clearly lets Americans know how they are viewed abroad by foreigners.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Ross C


    Reviews make this movie sound like a Romanian Kusturica movie, but the truth is that this story about bureaucracy is every bit as dull as its subject: "An astonishing debut feature, Nemescu's bold and brilliant satire has modern-day Romania and US foreign policy firmly in… More

  • Gordon A


    Interesting tale of culture clash at a Romanian train station linked to historical events. Similar themes to the WWII 'Americans oversexed and overhere' films of the 80's.

  • Arash X


    An unfinished excellent movie that has nothing less than a finished excellent movie

  • Walter M


    It is 1999, and Captain Doug Jones(Armand Assante) is leading a joint NATO taskforce through Romania to bring telecommunications equipment to aid in the bombing in Kosovo. As luck would have it, they only make it as far as a small village where they are held up by Doiaru(Razvan… More

  • Daisy M


    California Dreaming was too long. For me the movie had multiple-personality disorder, meaning it was a comedy, a love story, then a touching story, suddenly a shocking, violent war drama. Not that these elements could not be combined in one movie, but it should fit together and felt… More

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