Nae Caranfil – MRQE

Closer to the Moon

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A Romanian police officer teams up with a small crew of bank robbers to pull off a heist by convincing everyone at the scene of the crime that they are only filming a movie.

Restul e tacere

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1911-12, the Romanian movie director Grigore Brezianu and the financial tycoon Leon Popescu made together the 2 hours long movie “Romania’s Independence” – an as faithful as possible screen adaptation of the real Independence War that had been fought in 1877. Now, “Restul e tacere” tells us, in a loose and half-fictionalized way, the story of this movie making.

Filantropica

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 21st century Bucharest, to go out in the city on Saturday evening at the arm of a beautiful woman is a risky financial investment. Ovidiu, an unassuming high school teacher, never could afford it. Looking for a source of income more substantial than a teacher’s salary, Ovidiu plunges into a fabulous world – the beggar mob.

Dolce far niente

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

This movie depicts the two years that young Stendhal spent in Italy. Stendhal, that time still known simply as Henri Beyle, is living the life of a wanderer, looking for a direction in his life, meeting famous Rossini and falling in love with young widow Giuseppina. A story of love, betrayal and an analysis of women and men’s minds and souls.

Asphalt Tango

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A desperate husband chases a bus full of beautiful women headed for Paris, France.

È pericoloso sporgersi

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

It is late in the Ceausescu era in Romania, and Cristina is having a difficult time with her boyfriend. He wants her to have sex with him before he goes off to do his obligatory stint in the army. She wants him to marry her first. She also gets involved with a slightly rebellious actor, a would-be ladies’ man. He has some vague plans to defect – could those be the reason he is receiving mysterious phone calls? Or are they the work of his anonymous admirer?