Drolly funny and rigorously executed, Corneliu Porumboui's The Treasure offers a fine example of the conceptual boldness that characterizes much of New Wave Romanian cinema. To anyone watching the film's early scenes, "boldness" may seem like the very last word to use: Stylistically, most of The Treasure is characterized by a dry functionality that speaks to the bureaucratic, financial, legalistic goings-on in the film. But that's kind of the point. And it's all going somewhere, trust me.
Bilge Ebiri
January 9, 2016