The Stone Wedding

The Stone Wedding

1973 · 81 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama

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.

Directed by Dan Pița · Written by Ion Agârbiceanu

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