简介：Aformerconstructionworkermeticulouslyrecountsthelaboriousprocessofpavingroads.ShotonSuper8mm,thefilmreflectsontheoriginsoftheroadswetraveleveryday.Avaguememoryofthehotdayswhenastretchturnsintoavitalarterywhiletheairvibratesturbulently.　　WatchingBucharestinoneofRaduJude’sfilms,J.Hobermandescribeditasacity“halfbuiltandhalfderelict—asemioticjungleandaruinwaitingtohappen.”Assuch,BogdanGeorgianAlexandru’sAsphaltlooksataverypublicandverycommonsightwithinourwork-in-progressBucharest,theactivityofasphalters.Eventhoughhe’sapparentlyshootingontheslyandwatchingtheworkersfromawindow,thefilmmakerisconcernedwithdignifyingeverygestureoftheirwork,enhancingtheiraurawiththelushlightsandcolorsoftheSuper8.Overtheimages,thevoiceofaformerasphaltertellsabouthislife’swork,astoryofmanytechnicaldetailsthatbetraysboththeanxietyaboutthepassageoftimeandaboyishenthusiasmforwhatitwas.(CălinBoto)…