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Tag Archives: Romanian
Vlad the Impaler: The True Life of Dracula AKA Vlad Tepes (1979) Doru Nastase, Stefan Sileanu, Ernest Maftei, Emanoil Petrut
This film is a biography of the man whose life is generally considered Read More »
Next Stop Paradise AKA Terminus paradis (1998) Lucian Pintilie, Costel Cascaval, Dorina Chiriac, Gheorghe Visu
The Bucharest’s suburb, a torrid summer day. Norica, a waitress and Mitu Read More »
Exchange AKA Schimb valutar (2008) Nicolae Margineanu, Cosmin Selesi, Aliona Munteanu, Andi Vasluianu
How far can one person go to try and reclaim what they have lost? Read More »
The Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians AKA Artista, dolarii si Ardelenii (1978) Mircea Veroiu, Ilarion Ciobanu, Ovidiu Iulian Moldovan, Mircea Diaconu
The second film in the trilogy continues the American adventures of the three Transylvanian brothers Read More »
The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians AKA Pruncul, petrolul si Ardelenii (1981) Dan Pita, Ilarion Ciobanu, Ovidiu Iulian Moldovan, Mircea Diaconu
The last part in the trilogy follows the three brothers on their way home Read More »
Children Underground (2001) Edet Belzberg, Cristina Ionescu, Mihai Alexandre Tudose, Violeta ‘Macarena’ Rosu
One of the most astonishing and engaging cinematic works of the past decade Read More »
The Man in the Overcoat AKA Un om în loden (1979) Nicolae Margineanu, Mircea Albulescu, Tanase Cazimir, George Constantin
Threatening letters, phone calls in the middle of the night… Who is threatening engineer Stamatiad? Read More »
Delta Space Mission AKA Misiunea spatialã Delta (1984) Calin Cazan, Mircea Toia, Victor Antonescu, Mirela Gorea, Marcel Iures, Dan Condurache
The year is 3084, man settled interplanetary space, but space is still full of secrets Read More »
The Afternoon of a Torturer AKA Dupa-amiaza unui tortionar (2001) Lucian Pintilie, Gheorghe Dinica, Radu Beligan, Ioana Ana Macaria
A young journalist interviews a man who was a torturer during the early days of the communist regime in Romania. Read More »
Mercenaries’ Trap AKA Capcana mercenarilor (1981) Sergiu Nicolaescu, Gheorghe Cozorici, Mircea Albulescu
The movie is based on a true story from the end of WWI, in Transylvania. Read More »
Meanders AKA Meandre (1966) Mircea Saucan, Margareta Pogonat, Mihai Paladescu, Dan Nutu
A genius architect is losing both professionally and when it comes to matters of the heart. Read More »
The Monalisa Without a Smile AKA Gioconda fara surîs (1968) Malvina Ursianu, Silvia Popovici, Ion Marinescu, Gheorghe Cozorici
In this truly memorable film, the actuality perpetuates the souls of intellectuals always riddled with dilemmas. Read More »
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn AKA Babardeala cu bucluc sau porno balamuc (2021) Radu Jude, Katia Pascariu, Claudia Ieremia, Olimpia Malai
Emi, a school teacher, finds her career and reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is leaked on the Internet. Read More »
Aferim! (2015) Radu Jude, Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu, Toma Cuzin
Set in early 19th century Wallachia, when a local policeman, Costandin Read More »