Hyperion
1975 · 82 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Science Fiction
Thea, a researcher from an institute for nuclear studies, leaves for a vacation but ends up on an adventure at the boundary between fantasy and reality. On the TV screen the image of a man appears who disappeared 20 years ago after a nuclear explosion. She falls in love with this picture and convinces a colleague and close friend that they can bring back the man who disappeared through a strange reverse process. Her only way to communicate with this picture however is via the TV screen, and her love can only be communicated through dreaming.
Directed by Mircea Veroiu · Written by Mihnea Gheorghiu
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Adela Mărculescu 
George Motoi 
Emmerich Schäffer 
Mircea Anghelescu 
Mitzura Arghezi 
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