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Tag Archives: Romania
The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians AKA Profetul, aurul si Ardelenii (1978) Dan Pita, Mircea Veroiu, Ilarion Ciobanu, Ovidiu Iulian Moldovan, Mircea Diaconu
Two peasants from Transylvania go to America in order to meet their brother who had left Romania ten years earlier. Read More »
Forest of the Hanged AKA Padurea spânzuratilor (1965) Liviu Ciulei, Victor Rebengiuc, Stefan Ciubotarasu
In 1916 ethnic Romanian Apostol Bologa is a Lieutenant in the Habsburg Army Read More »
The Escape AKA Quod erat demonstrandum (2013) Andrei Gruzsniczki, Sorin Leoveanu, Ofelia Popii, Florin Piersic Jr.
In mid-’80s Romania, a gifted mathematician is under investigation for plans to publish a new theorem by smuggling it overseas. Read More »
Gently Was Anastasia Passing AKA Duios Anastasia trecea (1980) Alexandru Tatos, Anda Onesa, Amza Pellea, Tark Laszlo
A border town on the Danube, 1944. The town is occupied by the Germans, and there are plenty of collaborators. Read More »
Then I Sentenced Them All to Death AKA Atunci i-am condamnat pe toti la moarte (1972) Sergiu Nicolaescu, Amza Pellea, Cristian Sofron, Ion Besoiu
During World War II, just before the events of August 23rd 1944, a German soldier is found murdered in a Romanian village. Read More »
The Way I Spent the End of the World AKA Cum mi-am petrecut sfârsitul lumii (2006) Cãtãlin Mitulescu, Dorotheea Petre, Timotei Duma, Ioan Albu
Bucharest 1989 – the last year of Ceausescu’s dictatorship. Eva lives with her parents and her 7 year old brother, Lalalilu. Read More »
Too Late AKA Prea târziu (1996) Lucian Pintilie, Razvan Vasilescu, Cecilia Bârbora, Victor Rebengiuc
Germany 1996. A man rummages through a bag, finding some sticks of dynamite. Read More »
Gadjo dilo AKA The Crazy Stranger (1997) Tony Gatlif, Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Izidor Serban
Stéphane, a young French man from Paris, travels to Romania. Read More »
Felix and Otilia (1972) Iulian Mihu, Radu Boruzescu, Julieta Szönyi, Sergiu Nicolaescu
In this monumental Romanian film, a large family and its many generations vie for advantage Read More »
Bibliothèque Pascal (2010) Szabolcs Hajdu, Orsolya Török-Illyés, Oana Pellea, Razvan Vasilescu
In order to regain custody of her daughter, whom she left in the care of her fortune-telling aunt, Mona must tell a social worker her story. Read More »
The Stone Wedding (1973) Dan Pita, Mircea Veroiu, Leopoldina Balanuta, Eliza Petrachescu, Nina Doniga
Two bleak stories about absent love. In the first, a widow is working hard in a desperate attempt to save her dying daughter. Read More »
The Oak (1992) Lucian Pintilie, Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc
A description of Romania before Ceausescu’s downfall, through the story of Nela. Read More »
The Happiest Girl in the World (2009) Radu Jude, Andreea Bosneag, Doru Catanescu, Claudiu Dumitru
Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize Read More »
A Clod of Clay (1989) Nicolae Margineanu, Emilia Dobrin, Tudorel Filimon, Ilie Gâlea
Having the provincial life of Moldova as a backdrop, director Nicolae Margineanu masterfully re-creates the atmosphere Read More »