It has been two weeks since Cravata galbenă / The Yellow Tie opened in Romanian cinemas. Director Serge Ioan Celebidachi, son of the legendary conductor Sergiu Celibidache, joins Voices of Romania for a candid, on-the-ground conversation about legacy, fatherhood, and turning a personal story into a national film. We cover premieres and audience reactions, the weight of a famous name, choosing directing, working with John Malkovich, Sean Bean, and Ben Schnetzer, building a large production entirely in Romania, and the question that remains when the lights come on: Would his father have loved this film?

What we cover

Two weeks in cinemas: posters, queues, surprising reactions Growing up as Celibidachi’s son: shield or weight, identity beyond music

Deciding to make the film: fear, truth, first moment seeing Malkovich as Sergiu

Directing choices, tough days on set, why the production stayed in Romania

What surprised Malkovich, Bean, and Schnetzer while filming in Romania

Diaspora and legacy: bringing Sergiu Celibidache back home

After release: responsibility as son and director, the one sentence for every cinema

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