
Radu Panamarenco
2021The Secret of Bacchus
Geo Saizescu
Emil Hossu, Maia Morgenstern
Victor, an incisive journalist, discovers a series of irregularities in a State farming enterprise. His investigations will unmask the fraud committed by the person in charge of the wine section, called Bachus. Although aided by an impressive number of cronies, Bachus will not be able to hide forever infamous secret.
The Secret of Bacchus
De ce trag clopotele, Mitică?
Lucian Pintilie
Victor Rebengiuc, Mariana Mihuț
Based on a theatrical text by Romanian writer Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912), who was a bitter and funny witness of the turn-of-the-20th-century Romanian bourgeois mores, Carnival Scenes manages to preserve and further enhance the slightly hysteric atmosphere of his plays. Pintilie creates a strange combination of carnival scenes which is brought to the screen as a burlesque, fast-paced, screwball comedy with a meditative undertone. This film was banned in Romania for a decade until the death of Ceausescu in 1989 and was only released after the 1989 revolution.
Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?
The Sign of the Serpent
Mircea Veroiu
Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan, Leopoldina Bălănuță
This movie retells the story of a revenge that sweeps over the social and political events of the '40s. Because they sent her son to war and he never came back, his tough mother, Ecaterina Handraburu, decides to have her revenge on those who plotted to leave her heirless and grab her possessions.
The Sign of the Serpent