Iulian Mihu

Comoara

A local Romanian chieftain in 16th century Transylvania discovers a great treasure of Decebalus. He decides to send it for safekeeping in Moldavia, but he has to evade the Transylvanian prince and the king of Hungary, who get wind of it and want it for themselves.

Felix and Otilia

In this monumental Romanian film, a large family and its many generations vie for advantage, seeking to win the inheritance sure to be left behind by a wealthy older man of the clan. This movie is based on a popular novel by George Calinescu, and is similar in some ways to England's BBC television series, The Forsythe Saga, based on Galsworthy's books. Along the way, stories of friendship, love and rivalry emerge. In one story, a poor young man is disappointed in love as his girl chooses lucre over love in selecting a mate.

The Apple Trees

"The Apples" (1955) is the graduation film of two of the most important directors of the following decades, Iulian Mihu and Manole Marcus, and shows a young couple mocked by a nobleman because they had stolen some apples from his estate.

The Apple Trees

"The Apples" (1955) is the graduation film of two of the most important directors of the following decades, Iulian Mihu and Manole Marcus, and shows a young couple mocked by a nobleman because they had stolen some apples from his estate.

The Season of Love

The action of the movie take place in a factory and presents the conflicts between one engineer and some young workers.

The Season of Love

The action of the movie take place in a factory and presents the conflicts between one engineer and some young workers.

Surorile

Three sisters that had a tranquil life in a town suffer dramatic life changes at the end of WW2.

Surorile

Three sisters that had a tranquil life in a town suffer dramatic life changes at the end of WW2.

Man and Shadow

This film is about a functional alcoholic, who works as a lathe operator in a factory and is mentoring a young man.

Man and Shadow

This film is about a functional alcoholic, who works as a lathe operator in a factory and is mentoring a young man.

The Great Solitary

Nicolae (George Motoi), the intelectual descendant of Moromete family, former communist apparatchik in the 50s, becomes a horticultor due to a political error, and refuses to have any social life, even if he is unhappy with his inactivity. The death of his partner makes him respond to the overtures of his old comrades. Based on the eponymous novel by Marin Preda.

We Do Not Film Just for Fun

This is a comedic meta-movie about making a movie on the Romanian seaside. The movie made is about some low level black market traffickers.

White Trial

Matei recollects events of the year 1944 in order to prove the innocence of a friend. Based on "Șoseaua Nordului" (Northern Highway) novel by Eugen Barbu.

Life Doesn't Spare

Dying in the trenches during World War II, Stefan looks back at his own life and that of his father. Through his memories, the film presents a story that embraces two generations and various eras. It is a film about the tragedy of lives dragged into conflicts against their will, of lives violently ruined or ended – a story about the devastating consequences of war. Interweaving past and present, the flashback narrative depicts the war as a perpetual situation where the “little people” always turn out to be on the losing side.