The Oak
General Information
- Original Title
- Balanta
- Author/Creator
- Pintilie, Lucian, director.
- Language
- Romanian.
- Published
- Romania : Parnasse Production ; Scarabee Films ; MK2 Productions S.A., 1992.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (100 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00001859
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- The first film by Lucian Pintilie after his return to Romania after 1989 portrays the country just before Ceausescu's downfall. It is the story of Nela, daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the Romanian political police. She refused to become an agent like her sister. After her father dies, she leaves the capital and accepts a job outside Bucharest. She is gang-raped en route to her working place. She also learns that her father was something less than a hero. She ends up in a small town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, and they both defend themselves against the harsh and absurd reality of later-Ceausescu era Romania by adopting a shield of cynicism. The movie presents an absurd world that cannot be made sense of; one in which any human being would lose his/her identity or self-respect.
Subjects
- Genre
- Fiction films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The Oak
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0058 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0058 (HU_OSA_00001859.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |