In mid-’80s Romania, a gifted mathematician is under investigation for plans to publish a new theorem by smuggling it overseas. Read More »
Tag Archives: Romania
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 / 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 »