Movies: Ion Lucian

Based on a 19th century tale, this self-referential fantasy, complete with musical and animated interludes plus a cast of fairytale characters, tells the story of a bet between an old man and a fairy over a bag with two gold coins....

Mofturi 1900 is a 1964 Romanian comedic film directed by Jean Georgescu and based on Ion Luca Caragiale's many Moments and Sketches. The sketches used are "Diplomatie" ("Diplomacy"), "Amicii" ("Pals"), "O lacuna" ("A gap"), "Bubico", "C.F.R." (abbrev...

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Adaptation based on the sketch "Doi vecini" by Tudor Arghezi....

Nae Girimea, a barber from a late 19th-century Bucharest neighborhood, finds a new mistress, Didina. This event sparks the insane jealousy of his 'soulmate' mistress, Mita Baston, as well as that of the violent Pampon, Didina's official lover. Caught...

In his struggle to innovate in an industrial plant, Professor Oltenu discovers, through laboratory research, a new technique that could be very useful in turning iron ore into better steel and products made from it. His experiments don't always yield...

An spy film set in a mountainous border area. The grenadiers are confronted with spies parachuted into Romania to retrieve and carry abroad the secret documents of a forestry combine....

A music school student immersed in the music that he loves. One time he happens to dial a wrong number, thus starting an adventure in which he will find love....

A university lectop finds himself embroiled in a nasty blackmail case. Powerful businessman Busoni is preparing a stab at the grain market. This Protar scam should enrich him, but an article by a university professor changes his plans....

Sganarelle, mistakenly considered a famous doctor because of a prank, is brought in M. Geronte's house to cure his daughter, who went mute overnight....