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The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic swimmer, water polo player and the only true Tarzan, an archetypal character and myth of cinema, that of the original Hollywood blockbusters (1932-48).
Aug 2004
This is about the lives of three sisters during the second World War in Romania. Based on the homonymous play by Horia Lovinescu.
Feb 1968
Boško Tokin, the hero, was the first filmmaker in the Balkans and the first in the world to go to prison for it.
Apr 2024
A film adaptation of Aurel Baranga. A satire that targets the careerism, licentiousness and imposture of some people with "positions of responsibility", who make their position a means of parvenire.
Jul 1982
Inspired by Lucian Blaga's eponymous dramatic work written in 1927, the story follows the life of the legendary master Manole and his team of builders who are hired to construct a monastery in a remote and inaccessible area. As the construction progresses, Manole faces various challenges and obstacles, as well as the pressure to create a durable and beautiful building. As the work progresses, Manole finds himself in the midst of a dilemma: in order to reinforce the construction, he is forced to sacrifice something very dear to him. This act of sacrifice is central to the story and raises profound themes such as art, devotion, and the human limits of sacrifice.
Sep 1993
Film inspired by a short story of the same name by Vasile Voiculescu. During the Second World War a Romanian army unit, isolated in a strange landscape, is visited by a German general. The disappearance of a valuable postage stamp - the head of a zebu - dating back to the sec. The disappearance of a valuable 19th-century stamp head - a 19th-century stamp head - during this visit creates a highly tense situation.
Jan 1996
At the end of a long-term relationship, a half-blind director, born in 1986, whose mother blames his illness on the Chernobyl nuclear accident, leaves his life in Romania behind and embarks on a journey out of the desire to find and other people affected by the same disaster. He falls in love with a young woman from Ukraine and his life changes completely.
Aug 2020
A glimpse at the daily lives of patients in a Romanian psychiatric hospital.
Jan 2007
Documentary on the Romanian rock band Phoenix.
Jan 2023
The first ever presidential debate in Romania
May 1990
A romantic comedy of the 80s, a remake of a 1946 well-known movie with the same title. He - known writer, mature, tall, handsome, courted women meets her - young, sprightly, naive, dreamy love for him after she read all his books.
Jan 1980
The film's protagonist, coming out of the pub, meets Jeremiah, a stoker who sells mysterious turtles. Who is watching whom? It is not known. "Fear is not born with a person, it is an infection that can be cured."
Jan 1998
This is the very first time that Les Arts Florissants have performed Partenope, in which the composer breaks free from the rules of opera seria. Conducted by William Christie and directed by Sophie Daneman, this new production invites us to rediscover this forgotten masterpiece... but also to meet six exceptional voices: the six laureates of the tenth edition of the Jardin des Voix, the famous academy for young singers of Les Arts Florissants!
Sep 2021
The inhabitants of the village of Tichilesti in eastern Romania live far away from civilization, in the quiet among dogs and cats that roam the streets. However, this tranquillity portends death as Tichilesti was where lepers were sent years ago.
Jul 2022