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The Oak

Balanta
by Lucian Pintilie1h401992Romania
The Oak

Recommended byCorneliu Porumboiu, Nicole Garcia, Michael Haneke

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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 as her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and lives with her father. After he died, she leaves Bucarest, and ends up in a little town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, another herself, laughing of everything.

Cast and crew

  • Credits

    • Production Compagny : MK2 Productions, Parnasse Production, Les Films du Scarabée, Studio of Cinematographic Creation of the Romanian Ministry of Culture
    • Distributor : MK2 Productions
    • Original Work Author : Ion Baiesu
    • Producer : Sylvain Bursztejn, Eliane Stutterheim, Lucian Pintilie
    • Photo Director : Doru Mitran
    • Editing : Victorita Nae
    • Set Decoration : Calin Papura
    • Costume Design : Svetlana Mihailescu
    • Director : Lucian Pintilie
    • Scenario : Lucian Pintilie

  • Technical details

    • Printed format :
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1992
    • French release date : 16 septembre 1992
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : Romanian

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