Ilarion Ciobanu
1931 - 2008Michael the Brave
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Amza Pellea, Ion Besoiu
An epic fresco depicting the reign (1593-1601) of Mihai Pătrașcu (better known as "Mihai Viteazul" / "Michael the Brave"), the famous prince who united the three provinces: Transalpine Vallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia, into the country of Romania, at the end of the 16th century (1599-1601) against the opposition of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires, this movie features large scale battle scenes mixed with political intrigues, murderous treachery, and family drama.
Michael the Brave
Dacii
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Pierre Brice, Marie-José Nat
The great King of Dacia, Decebal (Decebalus), is disposed to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to keep the integrity of his people. His own son, Cotyso, is given to the god Zamolxis to the dismay of the King and his daughter Meda. Septimius Severus, a young Roman devoted to his adopted country, must make the choice between his blood origins and the culture he was introduced to.
The Dacians
Doi bărbați pentru o moarte
Gheorghe Naghi
Matei Alexandru, Ilarion Ciobanu
The story of a love triangle, in which a romanian and a hungarian love the same woman. Happening during WWII, the two hate each other. The movie was banned shortly after the release.
Two Men for One Death
The Prophet, the Gold, and the Transylvanians
Mircea Veroiu, Dan Pița
Ilarion Ciobanu, Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan
Two peasants from Transylvania go to America in order to meet their brother who had left Romania ten years earlier. They meet a prophet in the American state of Utah and eventually help the cause of justice in the villages where the prophet proves to be a dictator and exploiter of the coal miners over there.
The Prophet, the Gold, and the Transylvanians
Pe aici nu se trece
Doru Năstase
Silviu Stănculescu, Vlad Rădescu
The film follows the stories of a handful of characters: Andrei (Radescu), who finds himself in conflict with his peers; Colonel Maxineanu (Stanculescu), the school commander; and Adrian (Mavrodineanu), a young villager who is inspired by the bravery of the cadets. The Hungarians arrive and launch a series of attacks against the Romanians. The Axis are pushed back again and again, despite superior numbers and weaponry. At the end of the film, they launch one last attack, which seems to momentarily begin breaking through. Just at that moment, reinforcements from the Soviet and Romanian armies arrive, pushing the Hungarians back.
No Trespassing
The Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians
Mircea Veroiu
Ilarion Ciobanu, Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan
The adventures of the three Brad brothers continues when Traian falls in love with Anabelle, a singer. He wants to marry her, not knowing that she is helping someone to rob a bank.
The Actress, the Dollars and the Transylvanians
Răscoala
Mircea Mureșan
Ilarion Ciobanu, Nicolae Secăreanu
After years of deplorable conditions of poverty and injustice, peasants revolt against the landowners, the social elite, and police in this routine social drama. A peasant woman is raped by a lecherous wealthy lesbian, and chaos breaks out in the rural areas where the poor suffer the most from the oppressive social and economic conditions.
The Uprising
100 de lei
Mircea Săucan
Ion Dichiseanu, Dan Nuțu
Arguing with his parents, Petre, a teenager, moves at his bigger brother, Andrei, a successful actor. There he meets Dora, one of his brother's young fans. When Andrei gives the girl his attention, Petre feels abandoned and runs away without even taking the hundred lei bill his brother had given him. A car runs Petre down. When he learns about this tragic accident, Andrei realizes - while watching his own smiling face in a musical on TV - that underneath his glittering success, he lives an empty life.
The Hundred Lei Bill
