The ballad for Mariuca

The ballad for Mariuca 1969

7.00

In 1917 a village which lies directly on the front line at Marasesti is evacuated. One of the few who decide to stay is an old man together with his 12 year old granddaughter named Mariuca. The girl befriends a Romanian radio operator who had set up an artillery observation post in their yard.

1969

Beius

Beius 1978

1

A rural experiment filmed with an 8mm camera captures the Transylvanian landscape around the town of Beius. Blurred lines, warm colors, depth of space, and soothing scenes: the impression of an oil painting is disturbed by the agitated camera movements, vertical swoops, image inversions, and overlaying of shots.

1978

Stereomania

Stereomania 1980

1

A visit to a Romanian disco where the rhythms of songs like Iko Iko and Invisible Sun interweave with. The edited footage from dance floors, concert halls, and stages is a multi-channel remix of the original recorded material with the filmmaker’s edited appropriated documentary footage.

1980

Grandma's Rose

Grandma's Rose 1970

10.00

Director Roxana Baloiu's personal reflection on the loss of her grand-mother's mind to Alzheimer's. A deeply personal tale of longing, loss and regret. A love letter from a grand-daughter to a grand-mother.

1970

The Block

The Block 2016

1

From neighbourly disputes over garlic-heavy cooking to memories of Ceausescu's heatless winters, this film explores the universe of a Romanian apartment building. It follows the story of the ambitious block's administrator.

2016

Tortul de ciocolată

Tortul de ciocolată 1955

6.00

An animated fairy tale movie about the funny adventures of a bear cub who went to congratulate his uncle and present him with a cake.

1955

Bucharest Seen from Above

Bucharest Seen from Above 2020

8.00

A road trip full of remorse, doubt and darkness. Starring Marina Voica, a Romanian pop singer.

2020

Un gând, un vis, Doyle... si-un pix

Un gând, un vis, Doyle... si-un pix 2012

6.00

Constructed almost entirely from still photos masterfully synchronized with audio commentaries, this challenging doc tells the story of an adventurous one-man motorcycle expedition that spans over 21, 000 kilometers and 14 countries.

2012

Staroverii

Staroverii 2002

6.00

The story of the old Russians began in the XVI century, when the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, supported by the Czar, imposed religious reforms in Russia. Those who have refused to obey were brutally persecuted and forced to seek refuge in Siberia or in faraway places. Many hidden in Europe, and some of them settled down in China, Japan, America and Australia. The Russian Old Believers Community that settled down in Romania is one of the most numerous. The film explores the extraordinary power of this community to preserve their language, customs and religion, finding in their faith in God the source of strength to resist. This film tries to render the patriarchal air of the medieval Russia, from which these people came.

2002

Ionaș Dreams of Rain

Ionaș Dreams of Rain 2016

1

Ionaș lives in an isolated village in Maramureș, from where the road leads only into the forest. Every year, from July until the beginning of October, Ionaș spends his nights guarding, on his own, his cornfield of wild boars that threatens to eat his agony.

2016

Cici

Cici 2015

6.50

An immigrant from Romania tries to give life to his picturesque puppet on the streets of a Swiss city, a job that represents his livelihood, but will have to embark on a bureaucratic adventure to achieve it.

2015

Matei's Paris

Matei's Paris 2016

8.00

Matei Vişniec is considered to be the most important contemporary Romanian playwright. His plays are translated into more than 20 languages and are played in over 50 countries. At the invitation of the writer, a TVR Iasi team, made up of journalist Andreea Ştiliuc and cameraman Relu Tabără, was this documentary filmed in July in France.

2016

Soroca's Bolishoi Theatre

Soroca's Bolishoi Theatre 2018

1

Nicolae is a 9-year-old boy. He is a pupil at the Russian language school in Soroca. He really likes to go to school. He looks forward to going to the "last day of school" to find out if he is going to be accepted into the third grade. He knows all the streets of Soroca, because, together with his brother, Gena, they wander all day. Soroca - is a small town in the north of the Republic of Moldova. It is known thanks to the medieval fortress, the oldest on the territory of the country, but also thanks to the Roma community, that lives compactly in a neighborhood on a hill from Soroca. The Roma are eccentric here. They built big houses, some of them being replicas of known buildings in the world. Hence the name of the movie The Bolshoi Theatre, referring to the well-known building in Moscow, but also to the theatrical nature of the Roma people.

2018

Thirst

Thirst 2018

1

On Saint Andrew's day, Safta leaves the comfort of her home to find the veterinary doctor who could help her save the family cow. Safta's plans change when a bizarre encounter forces her to face her past.

2018