35mm

The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians

Pruncul, petrolul şi ardelenii
Dan Pita
Part of

Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema 2013

November 29 - December 3, 2013

New 35mm print!

The last part in the trilogy follows the three brothers on their way home, but having to settle in Swanton City where the eldest of them finds oil while digging for water. Romanian propaganda films were never that inventive.

DIRECTOR
Dan Pita
YEAR
1982
COUNTRY
Romania
RUNTIME
108 minutes
FORMAT
35mm
ORIGINAL TITLE
Pruncul, petrolul şi ardelenii
START DATE
November 30, 2013

New 35mm print!

The last part in the trilogy follows the three brothers on their way home, but having to settle in Swanton City where the eldest of them finds oil while digging for water. Romanian propaganda films were never that inventive.

Part of Special Program: Creative Freedom Through Cinema

Making Waves continues its special program about the relationship between arts and politics, focusing on film as a propaganda tool and inviting the Czech Republic and Slovakia to join in the conversation. Special screenings of landmark films by Dan Pita, Mircea Veroiu, Stefan Uher and Jiri Menzel will be accompanied by a panel. Presented in partnership with the Romanian National Film Center, Czech Center New York and the Slovak Film Institute, with the leading support of the Trust for Mutual Understanding.

The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians
The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians

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