Lăutarii
| Lăutarii | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Emil Loteanu |
| Produced by | N. Paliy |
| Written by | Emil Loteanu |
| Music by |
Eugen Doga Isidor Burdin |
| Cinematography | Vitali Kalashnikov |
| Edited by | V. Slavich-Dimitriu |
Production company |
Moldova Film |
| Distributed by | International Film Exchange (IFEX) |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Romanian |
Lăutarii (Russian: Лаутары) is a 1972 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Emil Loteanu. The movie was a success, particularly in Italy. The film received the Special Jury Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 1972.[1] The film also received the prestigious Italian San Fedele prize in 1978.[2]
Plot
Toma Alistar is a gifted lăutar who works as the leader of a traveling gypsy band, wandering the steppes of the mid-nineteenth century Bessarabia. He is a skilled violinist whose fame takes him on tours around European capitals and royal courts. He falls madly in love with the beautiful gypsy Leanca. However she is getting married to a rich Hungarian. Toma spends the rest of life and his fortunes in a desperate search for her. And only before his death he meets an old gypsy woman in whom he recognizes his one true love.
Cast
- Sergei Lunkevich – as Toma Alistar
- Dumitru Hãbãsescu – as young Toma
- Jenea Rolko – Toma as a child
- Galina Vodnyatskaya – old Leanca
- Olga Câmpeanu – young Leanca
- Angelica Iascencu – Leanca as a child
References
- ↑ "20 edition. 1972 Awards 10-19 July". San Sebastián International Film Festival. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Tutti i Premi San Fedele" (in Italian). San Fedele.