“A funny, bawdy sociosexual satire that’s as tasteful as the times we live in. Is nothing sacred in Ivana Mladenović’s SORELLA DI CLAUSURA? No indeed.” - Jessica Kiang, Variety
“SORELLA DI CLAUSURA is a brutally funny and unflinching portrait of obsession, functioning as both a sharp social satire and a strangely moving character study.” - Marcus Thorne, Gazettely
Thursday, December 3, 8:00 p.m. | On the chaotic cusp of the 2008 financial crisis, Stela is a Timișoara textile worker who decides it’s now or never to act on her lifelong crush on Boban, an aging Balkan crooner. Leaving her dreadful family and all inhibitions behind, Stela makes a beeline for Bucharest to meet the object of her obsession.
Awards & Nominations
2025 Locarno International Film Festival - Official Selection
2026 Sydney Film Festival - Official Selection
Romanian Film Festival (ROFest) | December 1–4, 2026
Returning to the Siskel for the first time since the pandemic, the Romanian Film Festival (ROFest. Trends) aims to bring recent acclaimed Romanian films to Chicago to promote Romanian contemporary cinema among the American public and, specifically, within the Romanian community. It encourages enrichment and exchange through various creative expressions of social, historical, and cultural aspects that stem from Romanian settings.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu