Directing
Dan Pița
Born October 11, 1938 · Dorohoi, Botoșani, România (age 88)
Dan Pița (Romanian pronunciation: [dan ˈpit͡sa]; born 11 October 1938 in Dorohoi, Botoșani County, Romania) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Pița has directed several award-winning films since 1970, including the 1985 hit Pas în doi, which won an Honourable Mention at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Fi…
Known For
The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians · 1981The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians
★ 7.71981
MovieCrimeWestern
The third part of the trilogy focuses on June and Romulus, who are having a baby. The misfortune delays the family's plans to move back to Transylvania. Things get even more complicated when Traian, one of the Brad brothers set out in search of water on his land, discovers crude oil.
Something Good From Life · 2011Something Good From Life
★ 10.02011
Movie
Two young people raised in an orphanage struggle to find meaning and direction in their lives amidst the chaos of post-communist Romania's transition.
Second Hand · 2005Second Hand
★ 10.02005
MovieDrama
2005 Romanian film
This Above All · 1978This Above All
★ 8.81978
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Docu-drama about the earthquake in Romania, on March 4, 1977. In 1978 it was broadcast only in select cities in Romania for 1 week, being deemed "too harsh" by the government.
The Stone Wedding · 1973The Stone Wedding
★ 7.21973
MovieDrama
Two bleak stories about absent love. In the first, a widow is working hard in a desperate attempt to save her dying daughter. The second tells the story of two wandering singers who kidnap a bride from her wedding.
The Man of the Day · 1997The Man of the Day
★ 7.01997
MovieDramaThriller
Andrei is the head of a political party, a member of parliament and, at the same time, a prosperous businessman. He stopped being young a good number of years ago, but his love affair with the beautiful dancer Ana gives him the feeling of a second youth. On their way back from a mountain getaway, Andrei's car causes an accident, killing one man and injuring another. The victims were all former colleagues of Ana's band, and the deceased was Ana's boyfriend. The investigation into the cause of the accident and especially the statements of the survivor incriminate Andrei.
The Prophet, the Gold, and the Transylvanians · 1978The Prophet, the Gold, and the Transylvanians
★ 7.61978
MovieComedyWestern
Two peasants from Transylvania go to America in order to meet their brother who had left Romania ten years earlier. They meet a prophet in the American state of Utah and eventually help the cause of justice in the villages where the prophet proves to be a dictator and exploiter of the coal miners over there.
Sand Cliffs · 1983Sand Cliffs
★ 6.61983
MovieDrama
Hristea, a surgeon, spends his holidays at the seaside. While on the beach his belongings are stolen. The surgeon tells the policeman that the thief is a young man he had seen nearby. Although the accused doesn't admit to the wrongdoing, Hristea insists he should be punished. His obstinance will affect his marriage with his beautiful wife.
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