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

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 Great Solitary

The Great Solitary 1977

6.00

Nicolae (George Motoi), the intelectual descendant of Moromete family, former communist apparatchik in the 50s, becomes a horticultor due to a political error, and refuses to have any social life, even if he is unhappy with his inactivity. The death of his partner makes him respond to the overtures of his old comrades. Based on the eponymous novel by Marin Preda.

1977

Those Who Pay with Their Lives

Those Who Pay with Their Lives 1989

5.00

An uncompromising journalist obsessed with the idea of absolute justice ends up committing suicide after reading his father's biography. Based on three novels by Camil Petrescu.

1989

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

The Extinct Volcano

The Extinct Volcano 1987

6.67

A young geologist who believes strongly in the existence of a huge copper deposit. He will fight to prove this, while his mentor suffers a serious accident.

1987

An Item of News

An Item of News 1986

6.70

A typesetter is in search of an anonymous hero that saved two children.

1986

Romantic Destinies

Romantic Destinies 1981

6.30

On a cement factory construction site, the chief engineer reconnects with his ex wife, time to re-evaluate his life priorities.

1981

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

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

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

Astray

Astray 1978

6.60

In the communist Romania of Nicolae Ceausescu, a young Romanian woman marries a German citizen just to leave the country.

1978

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

A Clod of Clay

A Clod of Clay 1990

7.20

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

1990

Bucharest Identity Card

Bucharest Identity Card 1982

7.70

A provincial young girl, a farming engineer, does not want to return to the countryside on graduating, but stay in the capital. But she needs a Bucharest identity card to do this. Her solution is to "buy" a husband...

1982

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

Bătălia din umbră

Bătălia din umbră 1986

7.00

In WWI a group of Romanian soldiers from Transylvania desert the german army and consitute a resistance commando group.

1986

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