The Phantom Father
American professor Robert Traum embarks on an adventurous and amusing journey through Bucovina to find Sami the projectionist, the only person alive that can tell him anything about his Romanian Jewish descent. His symbolic journey is filled with danger, the unknown and the surreal, but finally rewarded with a double love: on the one hand he finds romantic love, on the other the passion for old cinema, nomad, popular, naive and generous.
Directed by Lucian Georgescu · Written by Barry Gifford
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Marcel Iureș Robert Traum -
Barry Gifford Jack -
Mihaela Sîrbu Tania - Valer Delakeza Sami
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Mihai Constantin Mayor Codrescu -
Mimi Brănescu Alex -
Victor Rebengiuc Uncle Petre -
Mariana Mihuț Aunt Florica -
Iosif Pastina small Robert -
Nicodim Ungureanu Hotel Receptionist -
Vitalie Bantas Vitali -
Marcel Cobzariu Vladimir
Make it a double feature
2h 51m together
The Phantom Father
Katalin Varga
A close match in mood and era.
