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The Oak 1992 Directed by Lucian Pintilie 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.

Country Romania
Production Countries France , Romania
Language Romanian
Spoken Language Romanian
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Budget $3,700,000
Release Date 16 September 1992
105 mins
Cast
Maia Morgenstern
Maia Morgenstern Nela
Răzvan Vasilescu
Răzvan Vasilescu Mitica
Victor Rebengiuc
Victor Rebengiuc Village mayor
Dorel Vișan
Dorel Vișan Country Priest
Mariana Mihuț
Mariana Mihuț Priest's wife
Dan Condurache
Dan Condurache Prosecutor
Magda Catone
Magda Catone Mitica's assistant
Gheorghe Visu
Gheorghe Visu Priest in the train
Virgil Andriescu
Virgil Andriescu Truica
Ion Pavlescu
Ion Pavlescu
Matei Alexandru
Matei Alexandru Butusina
Leopoldina Bălănuță
Leopoldina Bălănuță Nela's mother
Ionel Mihăilescu
Ionel Mihăilescu Titi
Marcel Iureș
Marcel Iureș
Crew
Director
Lucian Pintilie
Lucian Pintilie
Writer
Lucian Pintilie
Lucian Pintilie
Producers
Lucian Pintilie
Lucian Pintilie
Sylvain Bursztejn
Sylvain Bursztejn
Executive Producer
Constantin Popescu
Constantin Popescu
Cinematography
Doru Mitran
Doru Mitran
Editor
Victorița Nae
Victorița Nae
Production Design
Călin Papură
Călin Papură
Sound
Andrei Papp
Andrei Papp
Original Writer
Ion Băieșu
Ion Băieșu
Costume Design
Svetlana Mihăilescu
Svetlana Mihăilescu
Makeup Artist
Gheorghe Drăghici
Gheorghe Drăghici