Uncle Marin, the Billionaire

Uncle Marin, the Billionaire 1979

8.10

At a swanky hotel in a Black Sea resort, Gogu, one of the hotel employees, meets his uncle Marin, an Oltenian peasant who has come to visit. Gogu says he can sneak Marin into the hotel, as one of the rooms is empty awaiting the arrival of an American billionaire, Mr. Juvett. Marin is amazed by the revealing clothing worn by women at the resort, while the hotel guests are fascinated by his quaint peasant costume. In the hotel room, Marin is perplexed by the various gadgets. Meanwhile, the gangsters learn that Juvett has arrived at the hotel. Juvett is the father of the kidnapped girl, and is coming to pass over a million dollar ransom. A rival gang, who know about the kidnapping, plan to take the ransom for themselves. They follow Marin, believing him to be Juvett.

1979

The High schoolers

The High schoolers 1986

8.20

The love story of two students in the tenth grade. Mihai is a provincial who reached in a Bucharest high school where his passion for philosophy and mathematics will be eclipsed by love and Dana is a chess enthusiast. Their romance is full of naturalness, but will go through many trials.

1986

A Clod of Clay

A Clod of Clay 1990

7.20

A movie about the friendship between Ion Creanga and Mihai Eminescu.

1990

The End of the Night

The End of the Night 1982

6.20

A young prosecutor refuses to take the easy way out of an investigation that involves a young man.

1982

The Redhead

The Redhead 1976

7.20

During the summer of 1944, while Romanians turn weapons against Nazis, Mihai, an orphan teenager whose parents died in a bombing, tries to enlist in order to fight in the front line but he discovers that former police commissioner Potra tortured and beaten prisoners, including his father, who was political detained. Mihai will fight to bring Potra in front of the justice.

1976

Sequences

Sequences 1982

6.50

Three sequences which could have formed separate stories are linked together to give a larger perspective on the nature of reality and film. The three episodes are joined together by one film crew at work. In the beginning, the crew is introduced as they juggle their dual roles as State-supported propagandists who laud their government and society, and as private movie makers working on their own film. Next, they are in a restaurant looking for suitable locations to film when the eatery’s owner is induced to wax long and lugubriously on his miserable life. In the last segment, two extras are in the background of a scene, sitting at a table in a restaurant. It slowly becomes apparent to one of them that the man he’s sitting with tortured him more than 40 years ago at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

1982

Uncertain Roads

Uncertain Roads 1979

6.00

Octavian Borcea, a middle aged peasant, goes through a social crisis when he decides to re-marry with a widower. He visits all his 5 children, then he returns in the village, where he burned his bridges.

1979

Ora zero

Ora zero 1979

7.00

In New Year's Eve night, an emergency team is called to fix a tram power line. One member is missing though, he is involved in a DUI.

1979

The Investigation

The Investigation 1980

7.00

The explosion of a 4300 tones Kauper furnace brings up an inquiry, conducted by Ștefan, a Romanian Communist Party activist. He is trying to get to the truth, even if he is pressured just to assign blame.

1980

Three Secret Letters

Three Secret Letters 1974

6.00

A director of a shipyard abusively fires a foreman who has opposing ideas.

1974

Happiness Is So Close

Happiness Is So Close 1977

6.70

Cristina, a girl from a well situated family, falls in love with a young working man, who manages to get into college.

1977

Casa de la miezul nopții

Casa de la miezul nopții 1978

6.30

In New Year's Eve, Dan, a pilot, picks up a stranded woman at the airport and they head together to his cabin, where they will meet unexpectedly his ex and her new partner.

1978

The Story of Love

The Story of Love 1976

6.00

A sci-fi fairy tale love story adventure about a young boy, who lands in a UFO, and the princess he falls in love with as an adult.

1976

Test at educational class

Test at educational class 1987

7.70

The school year is inaugurated by teacher Socrates with an extemporary exam on the theme "How would I like to be the class headmaster?". Socrates' popularity worries the math teacher, Isoscel. But Socrates also has his worries about Anca, his daughter in love.

1987

The Last Night of Loneliness

The Last Night of Loneliness 1976

6.70

The movie depicts a peasant with a very strong personality that copes with the changes in the Romanian village.

1976

Sentimental Summer

Sentimental Summer 1986

5.50

The favorite plot for communist propagandists: a new agronomist comes in the village and gets in conflict with the local cooperative president. Everything ends well. Sprinkled with jokes.

1986

The Carpathian Castle

The Carpathian Castle 1981

5.30

In late 19th century, a Transylvanian revolutionary fleeing the Imperial authorities goes to Italy where he meets a beautiful soprano who later disappears under mysterious circumstances.

1981

Prides

Prides 1982

8.00

Professor Cristian conducts research on a citostatic. He is still dealing though with the unjust condemning he suffered in the 50s. Some of the people around him try to bring him down with same type of accusations.

1982

The Great Vacation

The Great Vacation 1988

1.00

Neagu's father appears unexpectedly as he and his family prepare to leave for vacation. He is having an argument with his wife, so his father, feeling unwelcome, leaves. split between his family and his father, he tries to make the best of it.

1988