Tag Archives: Romanian

You Are Ceaușescu to Me
6.6

You Are Ceaușescu to Me

Oct. 26, 2021

You Are Ceaușescu to Me

Young people are auditioning for the role of Nicolae Ceausescu in the mid-1930s without any preconceived ideas. The result is a portrait of this ...
The Tanase Affair
7.8

The Tanase Affair

Jan. 01, 2013

The Tanase Affair

In 1982, the newly elected President of France, François Mitterrand, clashes with the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu in a spy story worthy ...
Day of the Tiger
6.6

Day of the Tiger

Jan. 26, 2023

Day of the Tiger

While going through an emotional breakdown, Vera, a small town zoo veterinarian, causes the escape of a tiger. Release: Day Of The Tiger (2023) ...
Ciprian Porumbescu
7.6

Ciprian Porumbescu

Apr. 19, 1973

Ciprian Porumbescu

The evocation of Ciprian Porumbescu’s life is punctuated from place to place, throughout the film, by strongly emotional moments, which ...
The Power and The Truth
7.3

The Power and The Truth

Feb. 15, 1972

The Power and The Truth

This film recounts post IInd world war exploits from the official biography of the man who ruled Rumania for many years, Nicolae Ceausescu. As ...
Tonight We’ll Celebrate in the Family
8.3

Tonight We’ll Celebrate in the Family

The main characters are two “Don Juans”, professional “fiancees”, who travel the country in search of desperate women ...
The Martens Brothers
7.5

The Martens Brothers

Jun. 05, 1974

The Martens Brothers

A historical tale from the 15th century about a young man that falls in love with the same woman that the son of the ruler of Moldavia loves. ...
Earth’s Most Beloved Son
8.5

Earth’s Most Beloved Son

The life-story confession of a prisoner waiting for his trial. Victor Petrini, a promising intellectual in the 1950s and a lecturer in Philosophy ...
Last Stop Paradise
7.9

Last Stop Paradise

Sep. 01, 1998

Last Stop Paradise

The level of disinterest in personal affairs has become so cynical in Bucharest that people cheer even an inept army and police manhunt. ...
The Actor and the Savages
8.6

The Actor and the Savages

The director of a famous theater in 1930s Bucharest and his Jewish dramatist are preparing a show designed to satirize the fascist (legionnaire) ...
The Pitești Experiment
5.8

The Pitești Experiment

Mar. 09, 2022

The Pitești Experiment

The life story of Herman, a promising young man who under extreme circumstances changed into Romania’s most effective torture machine in ...
Viata mea sexuala
7

Viata mea sexuala

Dec. 06, 2010

Viata mea sexuala

This is the story of a young woman, Dorina, working in a sex shop in Bucharest, after being forced to interrupt her studies to care for her ...
Candidatul perfect
6.6

Candidatul perfect

Oct. 25, 2024

Candidatul perfect

Costica, an aimless man, runs for president inadvertently backed by a corrupt party planning to lose and continue embezzling funds, all while he ...
The Birdman
5.6

The Birdman

Oct. 23, 2014

The Birdman

Nicolae “Mami” Mihaita is a living legend among the Romanian aviators. At the age of 78, he is the oldest Romanian pilot who is still ...
The Secret of Bacchus
7.9

The Secret of Bacchus

Mar. 05, 1984

The Secret of Bacchus

Victor, an incisive journalist, discovers a series of irregularities in a State farming enterprise. His investigations will unmask the fraud ...
Snow Tea and Love 2: With a Bit of Luck
3.9

Snow Tea and Love 2: With a Bit of Luck

Snow, Tea and Love discover a way to travel through time while trying to escape from prison. War is raging, emperors are thirsty for battle and ...
When Borat Came to Town
6.1

When Borat Came to Town

Dec. 04, 2008

When Borat Came to Town

A look at what happened after Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan was filmed in the Romanian ...
Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time
7.6

Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time

A sequel to Romanian cinema’s best-known family saga, Morometii (1987), the film continues the tale of Ilie Moromete and his family, this ...
Self-Portrait of a Dutiful Daughter
5.2

Self-Portrait of a Dutiful Daughter

Cristiana is a 30 year old woman, brought up in a “proper”, bourgeois middle-class family. Her time is split between writing for her ...
Close to Sun
6.6

Close to Sun

Sep. 26, 1961

Close to Sun

Petre Orsa, a young peasant gets a job at the Hunedoara Steel Mill with the dream of becoming a top-notch steel-man, having Mihai Solca – a ...