A Lost Letter (film)
| A Lost Letter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sică Alexandrescu Victor Iliu |
| Written by | Ion Luca Caragiale (1884 play) |
| Cinematography | Andrei Feher |
| Edited by | Aurelia Simionov |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Romania |
| Language | Romanian |
A Lost Letter (Romanian: O scrisoare pierdută) is a 1953 Romanian historical comedy film directed by Sică Alexandrescu and Victor Iliu.[1] It is based on the 1884 play A Lost Letter by Ion Luca Caragiale.
Plot
A compromising love letter that goes astray threatens to cause a scandal in a small provincial town in the late nineteenth century.
Cast
- Marcel Anghelescu as Ghiță Pristanda
- Costache Antoniu as Un cetățean turmentat (a drunk citizen)
- Nicky Atanasiu as Ștefan Tipătescu
- Radu Beligan as Agamemnon Dandanache
- Ion Finteșteanu as Tache Farfuridi
- Alexandru Giugaru as Zaharia Trahanache
- Elvira Godeanu as Zoe Trahanache[2]
- Ion Henter as Ionescu
- Ion Talianu as Nae Cațavencu
- Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic as Brânzovenescu
Reception
The film is the directorial debut of Alexandrescu, a renowned theater director, who had staged the play at the Teatrului Naţional;[3] Tudor Caranfil, noting various changes in the cast, praised the production.[4]
The adaptation was judged of an "absolute fidelity" to the play.[5]
References
- ^ Slater p.327
- ^ "PORTRET: Elvira Godeanu". radioromaniacultural.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ Cinematograful românesc contemporan: 1949-1975 : Ion Cantacusino si Manuela Gheorghiu (in Romanian). Meridiane. 1976.
- ^ "O scrisoare pierdută". www.istoriafilmuluiromanesc.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ "O scrisoare pierdută". jurnalul.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-03-19.
Bibliography
- Thomas J. Slater. Handbook of Soviet and East European films and filmmakers. Greenwood Press, 1992.
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