Germany 1996. A man rummages through a bag, finding some sticks of dynamite. Read More »
Tag Archives: Romanian
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 »
The Moromete Family (1987) Stere Gulea, Victor Rebengiuc, Luminita Gheorghiu, Gina Patrichi
The movie is a portray of the inhabitants of an ordinary Romanian village,before the beginning of ww2. Read More »
Anisoara (2016) Ana Felicia Scutelnicu, Willem Menne, Andrei Morari, Anisoara Morari
Anishoara is a 15 year old girl, who lives in a beautiful old village in Moldova. Read More »
Sieranevada (2016) Cristi Puiu, Mimi Branescu, Judith State, Bogdan Dumitrache
Three days after the terrorist attack on the offices of Parisian weekly Charlie Hebdo and forty days after the death of his father Read More »
A Police Inspector Calls (1975) Sergiu Nicolaescu, Amza Pellea, Gheorghe Dinica, Ion Besoiu, Action, Crime, Drama
The Iron Guard, also called Legion of Archangel Michael, was a Romanian nationalist and patriotic motion of intense appropriate Read More »
Reisende auf einem Bein (Voyager sur une jambe) (2016) Alexandru Petru Badelita, Sonia Casandra Andreica, Jérémie Veyres, Judith Mauthe, Drama
Back in 1985, in Communist Romania, the twelve year old Irene falls deeply in love with a German, Franz. Read More »
A fost sau n-a fost / 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006) Corneliu Porumboiu, Mircea Andreescu, Teodor Corban, Ion Sapdaru, Comedy, Drama
It’s the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Read More »
The Human Resources Manager (2010) Eran Riklis, Mark Ivanir, Guri Alfi, Noah Silver, Comedy, Drama
A tragi-comedy centered on the HR manager of Israel’s largest industrial bakery, who sets out to save the reputation of his business and prevent the publication of a defamatory article. Read More »
Inimi cicatrizate / Scarred Hearts (2016) Radu Jude, Serban Pavlu, Gabriel Spahiu, Ivana Mladenovic, Biography, Drama
“Scarred Hearts” is inspired by Romanian author Max Blecher’s novel, which is set in 1937. It centers on Emanuel, a man in his early 20s, who spends his days at a sanatorium on the Black Sea coast Read More »