Toma Caragiu

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Condiţia Penelopei
8

Condiţia Penelopei

Jan 01, 1976
A reinterpretation of the Greek legend of Penelope, ”the most faithful of wives”, who waited 20 years for her husband Odysseus to return from The Trojan War. In this animation, the two of them are presented in a more modern setting. While Odysseus is busy exploring the universe in his space rocket, Penelope is stuck at home, taking care of the children, showing how traditional gender roles say men should work, while women stay at home.
Animation
La Forêt des pendus
6.8

La Forêt des pendus

Mar 16, 1965
Front austro-hongrois, 1916. Engagé volontaire dans l’armée impériale, le lieutenant roumain Bologa fait partie de la Cour Martiale qui condamne à mort un soldat tchèque pour désertion. Devant l’attitude de certains officiers, Bologa se laisse gagner par des troubles de conscience.
Drama
Actorul și sălbaticii
8.1
Toma Caragiu plays Costica Caratase character inspired by the personality of the great actor Constantin Tanase. The action takes place in the interwar period and focuses on the conflict between actor and Iron Guard movement ("savages") offended by a satirizes artistic performances. Film question the artist's freedom of expression and the danger posed by his involvement in social issues existing in a dictatorship world.
Comedy
Premiera
7.8

Premiera

Nov 08, 1976
In the Free Theater (Teatrul Liber) of Bucharest, the actors and crew prepare a new show, with the play "Disguise" ("Travesti"). After the opening night, which is only partly successful, they reach the conclusion that, along the years, they came to the mistake of also disguising this true feelings, becoming hypocrites, and this has a negative effect to their stage performances too.
Comedy
S.O.S. Poseidon en flammes
6.4
Le bateau Poseidon arrive en flammes au port de Galati, sans équipage à part un matelot et une passagère clandestin. A bord, la cargaison de nitrate d'ammonium risque d'exploser à tout moment... D'après une histoire vraie.
Drama
Procesul alb
4

Procesul alb

Feb 14, 1966
Matei recollects events of the year 1944 in order to prove the innocence of a friend. Based on "Șoseaua Nordului" (Northern Highway) novel by Eugen Barbu.
Drama
Politica cu… delicatese
10
Adapted from the sketch by Ion Luca Caragiale. A fine irony on pre-war politicism, which manages, through gastronomic means, to ridicule an entire political class.
Comedy
Buzduganul cu trei peceți
7
At the end of the 16th century, Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave dreams of uniting the kingdoms of Wallachia,Transylvania and Moldavia into a single country known as The United Principalities.
History
Marele singuratic
6

Marele singuratic

Sep 25, 1977
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.
Drama
Nu vreau să mă însor
8
In a textile factory, the cultural supervisor falls in love with a typist. To impress her, he pretends to be friends with a famous composer whose operetta was to be performed by the company's artistic brigade. However, the typist, an uneducated woman, sees him only as a means to become the protected one of an influential person.
Comedy
Haiducii
7.7

Haiducii

Apr 21, 1966
First of 2 films set during the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, about a band of outlaws aiming to undermine the rule of the Phanariots and the Ottomans. The story evolves around the two stepbrothers who lead this band, Sarbu and Amza, with their complex and violent relationship.
Action
Răzbunarea haiducilor
6.8
Second of 2 films set during the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, about a band of outlaws aiming to undermine the rule of the Phanariots and the Ottomans. The story evolves around the two stepbrothers who lead this band, Sarbu and Amza, with their complex and violent relationship.
History
Facerea lumii
6.8

Facerea lumii

Jan 01, 1971
Around the nationalization in 1948, a worker's daughter, as a student, is attracted by the social life offered by a breed horse owner. The relationship will sour by the cruelty with which he kills the horses, rather then give them away.
Drama
Tatăl risipitor
6.7

Tatăl risipitor

Sep 23, 1974
This film is about the changes in the countryside happening in Romania around 1945, when am agrarian reform happens.
Drama
Operatiunea Monstrul
8.2

Operatiunea Monstrul

Jan 01, 1976
A group of five work colleagues leave for an expedition in the Danube Delta, without letting their wives know anything about it. Going fishing and hunting, the characters end up in the funniest and ridiculous situations.
Comedy
Srăzile au amintiri
4.7

Srăzile au amintiri

Jan 01, 1962
During the Second World War, a writer meets two young people, a girl and a boy, who are doing actions to undermine the fascist regime in power.
Drama
Vremea zăpezilor
5

Vremea zăpezilor

Jan 01, 1966
Pavel has to confron his father in law, who is decided to compromise him in front of the village.
Drama
Cartierul veseliei
5

Cartierul veseliei

Oct 12, 1964
How a worker family living in a worker neighborhood of between wars Bucharest come involved with the communist movement.
Comedy
Subteranul
6.667

Subteranul

Oct 31, 1967
A oil and gas engineer applies a new extraction technology. When something goes wrong, almost everybody are quick to assign blame.
Drama
Serenadă pentru etajul XII
3.7
Light comedy about various Bucharest house dwelling families trading their houses for apartments in a brand new apartment building complex in a new subdivision of a large Bucharest neighborhood.
Comedy
Șeful sectorului suflete
7
Magdalena, a young chemist, imagines how the perfect man should look like. Gore, a meteorologist, former friend who was in love with her identifies in the end with the true love imagined by Magdalena.
Comedy
K.O.
7

K.O.

Jan 01, 1968
A newly hired engineer is also an amateur boxing star. He also dreams of becoming an actor. He is pushed in different directions, he also wants to get married.
Comedy
Piscicultura
6

Piscicultura

Feb 02, 1968
A comedy that starts from a simple gag, one with social connotations, though (“They brought fish at Leonida’s!”), exploring the self-ironical and surreal potential of the state of things with fantasy.