The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians

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Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema 2013

November 29 - December 3, 2013

New 35mm print! Introduced by Richard Peña!

This first installment in the so-called Transylvanians Trilogy is a fun red western shot in Romania that tells the story of two Transylvanians who go to the mining town of Cedar City, Utah to persuade their brother to come back home.

DIRECTOR
Dan Pita
YEAR
1979
COUNTRY
Romania
RUNTIME
98 minutes
FORMAT
35mm
ORIGINAL TITLE
Profetul, aurul si ardelenii
START DATE
November 29, 2013

New 35mm print! Introduced by Richard Peña!

This first installment in the so-called Transylvanians Trilogy is a fun red western shot in Romania that tells the story of two Transylvanians who go to the mining town of Cedar City, Utah to persuade their brother to come back home.

Screening as 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 Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians
The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians
The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians
The Prophet, the Gold and the Transylvanians

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