Glissando
1982 · 165 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama
In 1930s Romania, a desperate gambler exploits an elderly man for casino luck, an act that triggers his own severe psychological undoing. Consumed by madness, he transfers his obsession to a painting that resembles his mother and forces his girlfriend to physically mimic the portrait, driving her to a suicide attempt. As she is committed to a sanatorium, his deranged mind completely detaches from reality against the backdrop of a decaying, pre-war fascist society.
Directed by Mircea Daneliuc · Written by Mircea Daneliuc
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Ştefan Iordache Ion Teodorescu -
Tora Vasilescu Nina - P Petre Simionescu Iorgu Ordeanu
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Mitică Popescu -
Tamara Crețulescu -
Camelia Zorlescu -
Constantin Drăgănescu -
Rada Istrate Maria - V Victor Ionescu
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Ion Fiscuteanu Alexandru Agiu -
Constantin Dinulescu - M Mihaela Nestorescu
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