The Oak
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The Oak is a 1992 Romanian drama film directed by Lucian Pintilie
. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
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Lucian Pintilie
-Filmography:* Duminică la ora şase * Reconstituirea * Salonul numărul 6 * De ce trag clopotele, Mitică? - see also the "Portrayals and tributes" section at Mitică* Balanţa * O vară de neuitat * Prea târziu...
. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
1992 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Gérard Depardieu *John Boorman *Carlo Di Palma *Jamie Lee Curtis *Joële Van Effenterre *Lester James Peries *Nana Djordjadze *Pedro Almodóvar *René Cleitman...
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Cast
- Maia MorgensternMaia MorgensternMaia Morgenstern is a Romanian film and stage actress, described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as "a symbol of Romanian theater and film". In the English-speaking world, she is probably best known for the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ...
as Nela - Răzvan VasilescuRăzvan VasilescuRăzvan Vasilescu is a Romanian actor. He has appeared in 40 films and television shows since 1979. He starred in The Oak, which was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
as Mitica - Victor RebengiucVictor RebengiucVictor Rebengiuc is an award-winning Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more than 200 roles on that stage alone...
as Village mayor - Dorel Visan as Country Priest
- Ion Pavlescu
- Mariana Mihut as Priest's wife
- Gheorghe Visu as Priest in the train
- Dan Condurache as Prosecutor
- Virgil Andriescu as Nela's father
- Matei Alexandru as Butusina
- Leopoldina BalanutaLeopoldina Balanuta-Biography:She was a 1958 graduate of the Bucharest Institute of Theater and Cinematographic Art .Her father was an Orthodox priest in Focşani. She was married to actor Mitică Popescu....
as Nela's mother - Magda Catone as Mitica's assistant
- Ionel Mihailescu as Titi