The Oak (1992)
Balanţa
A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the romanian political police. She refused to become like her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and lives with her father. After he died, she leaves Bucharest, and ends up in a little town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, another herself, laughing at everything.
- Date of release
- 1992-09-16
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (58)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Lucian Pintilie
Casting
- Maia Morgenstern — Nela
- Răzvan Vasilescu — Mitica
- Victor Rebengiuc — Village mayor
- Dorel Vișan — Country Priest
- Mariana Mihuț — Priest's wife
- Dan Condurache — Prosecutor
- Magda Catone — Mitica's assistant
- Gheorghe Visu — Priest in the train
- Virgil Andriescu — Truica
- Ion Pavlescu
- Matei Alexandru — Butusina
- Leopoldina Bălănuță — Nela's mother
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: European Film Award for Best Actress
The Oak is a 1992 Romanian drama film co-written and directed by Lucian Pintilie. Starring Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
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