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Virgil Calotescu

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Virgil Calotescu was a prolific Romanian film director, known for his extensive work in both documentary and feature films. He graduated from the Faculty of History at the University of Bucharest in 1950 and began his career at the Sahia Film studio, debuting with the documentary Daruri smulse naturii in 1952. Calotescu directed nearly 50 films between 1952 and 1987, often collaborating with screenwriter Francisc Munteanu. Notable works include Buletin de București (1982), a comedy exploring the bureaucratic challenges of obtaining a residence permit in Bucharest, and Căsătorie cu repetiție (1985), which humorously examines marital relationships. His films are recognized for their satirical take on social issues and remain significant in Romanian cinema.

16-01-1928

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Dobroteasa, Argeş, România

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Repeated Wedding

Repeated Wedding

This is the second part for the "Buletin de Bucureti" movie.
8.5

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1985

Promisses

Promisses

Problems ensue once a girl finds about her biological father which tries to be a part of her life.
8.0

Year:

1985

Bucharest Identity Card

Bucharest Identity Card

A provincial young girl, a farming engineer, does not want to return to the countryside on graduating, but stay in the capital. But she needs a Bucharest identity card to do this. Her solution is to "buy" a husband...
7.7

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1982

Ana and the Thief

Ana and the Thief

A young man is freed from prison. The communists are reforming him.
6.2

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1981

The "S" Network

The "S" Network

Industrial espionage movie, in communist Romania.
6.4

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1980

The Last Frontier of Death

The Last Frontier of Death

Inspired by the Moisei massacre in 1944 northern Transylvania.
6.0

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1979

Uncertain Roads

Uncertain Roads

Octavian Borcea, a middle aged peasant, goes through a social crisis when he decides to re-marry with a widower. He visits all his 5 children, then he returns in the village, where he burned his bridges.
6.0

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1979

Operation 'The Bus'

Operation 'The Bus'

In 1950 a Western spy is clandestinely parachuted into Communist Romania to retrieve secret WW2 codes and agent lists and also to assist a group of anti-Communist guerrillas escape but the Communist police is setting a trap.
7.0

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1978

The Last Night of Loneliness

The Last Night of Loneliness

The movie depicts a peasant with a very strong personality that copes with the changes in the Romanian village.
6.7

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1976

Three Secret Letters

Three Secret Letters

A director of a shipyard abusively fires a foreman who has opposing ideas.
6.0

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1974

Love Begins on Friday

Love Begins on Friday

A high school graduate, disappointed by the failure to be accepted in college, finds balance amongst the coworkers at her new job in a factory.
6.0

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1972

Ședința s-a amânat a doua oară

Ședința s-a amânat a doua oară

Counterintelligence film from communist Romania.
0.0

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1971

Ședința s-a amânat a doua oară

Ședința s-a amânat a doua oară

Counterintelligence film from communist Romania.
0.0

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1971

Underneath the Surface

Underneath the Surface

A oil and gas engineer applies a new extraction technology. When something goes wrong, almost everybody are quick to assign blame.
6.7

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1967

Camera alba

Camera alba

6.0

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1965

Re-enactment

Re-enactment

In 1959, in Romania, six former members of the nomenclature and the secret police organize a hold up of the National Bank. After their arrest, the state forces them to play themselves in a film which reconstitutes the crime and the investigation. At the end of their trial, filmed live, they are sentenced to death and executed. except the women, Monica Sevianu that due to the fact that she had 2 children she was punished to do hard work for life.
5.5

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1960