The Oak
1992/09/16 (US) | Comedy, Drama
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.
Lucian Pintilie
Director
Lead Cast
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
Budget
$ 3,700,000
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Parnasse Production
- Les Films du Scarabée
- MK2 Films
Crews
Lucian Pintilie
Writer
Ion Băieșu
Novel
Doru Mitran
Director of Photography
Victorița Nae
Editor
Călin Papură
Production Design
Constantin Popescu
Executive Producer
Lucian Pintilie
Producer