George Alexandru

Quod erat demonstrandum (2014)

A scholar of mathematics would like to publish his research outside Ceaucescu's Romania, but getting it through the border and the State censorship is not easy. ...

Three days 'till Christmas (2012)

Historical Docudrama, which describes accurately - based on evidence, documents, reconstructions and archive footage - the last days of life spouses Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu. Main performers, Victoria Cocias (Elena Ceausescu) and Constantin Cojocaru (Ni ...

Poker (2010)

In the history of Romanian cinema, Sergiu Nicolaescu's name stands for "prolific, highly commercial and professional". At the age of 80, the director launched his latest production, which is also his second comedy in a long row of action and historic films ...

The Survivor (2008)

After WWII Comisarul Moldovan spent years as a political prisoner of the communist regime. The favorite entertainment of the Russian Colonel in charge of the prison was to have the inmates play Russian Roulette. Only his unbelievable luck and survivor spir ...

Happy End (2006)

The Timișoara Syndrome (2004)

A perspective on the Romanian revolution which started in Timișoara. ...

Everyday God Kisses Us on the Mouth (2002)

Dumitru is a two-faceted killer: he kills animals and called a hunter, and kills people, and branded as an assassin. Dumitru is just out of prison, for the first time since the fall of communism. Even on the train taking him home, he is planning to return ...

The Famous Paparazzo (1999)

A tabloid photographer is given the assignment to follow a politician suspected to have sexual relations with an underage girl. ...

The Death Triangle (1999)

The Romanian army faces the German army in the epic battles of Marasti, Marasesti and Oituz, marking a turning point in World War 1. ...

The Man of the Day (1997)

Andrei is the head of a political party, a member of parliament and, at the same time, a prosperous businessman. He stopped being young a good number of years ago, but his love affair with the beautiful dancer Ana gives him the feeling of a second youth. O ...

Asphalt Tango (1996)

A desperate husband chases a bus full of beautiful women headed for Paris, France. ...

Huntress: Spirit of the Night (1995)

An architect discovers the animal inside her after she falls prey to an ancient curse on a visit to her Welsh homeland. ...

Codin si Chira Chiralina (1994)

A restless drifter from Istrati's "Codin" crosses paths in Brăila with a fragile, enigmatic woman reminiscent of "Chira Chiralina" in interwar Romania. ...

Mirror (1994)

Depicts Romania during World War II, focusing on the Royal Coup that toppled Ion Antonescu, the Axis-allied Conducător and authoritarian Prime Minister. Focused around the August 23rd 1944 coup against Marshal Antonescu, the movie also tackles other topic ...

Sundays on Leave (1993)

It is late in the Ceausescu era in Romania, and Cristina is having a difficult time with her boyfriend. He wants her to have sex with him before he goes off to do his obligatory stint in the army. She wants him to marry her first. She also gets involved wi ...

Fox: Hunter (1993)

Set in the period prior to the revolt in Timisoara in December 1989 and mirroring the events that led to the downfall of the dictator Ceausescu. ...

The Oak (1992)

A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the romanian political police. She refused to become like her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and lives with her father. A ...

The Crown of Fire (1990)

In medieval Wallachia a young prince battles his twin brother for their father's throne and for their ancestors' crown of fire. ...

Drumeț în calea lupilor (1990)

Constantin Văeni succeeds in transcribing a chapter in Romania's modern history, a moment of major crisis, when people confused by history committed the most reprehensible acts against humanity. A movie about the assassination of Nicolae Iorga. ...

Escu (1990)

Based on the 1933 homonymous play by Tudor Mușatescu. An interwar satire, the film follows Decebal Necșulescu, son of Spirache Necșulescu from "Titanic Vals", as he relentlessly pursues political office in Bucharest. ...

Forgotten by God (1990)

The survivor of a cursed family seeks revenge on the lover who jilted her. ...

Proud Heritage (1989)

After 1394 King Mircea the Elder, ruler of Wallachia, ponders the eventual consequences of a military alliance with the Poles versus one with the Turks. ...

François Villon: The Maverick Poet (1987)

The film is a novelized biography of François Villon (1431-1463), known as the Wandering Poet, who led a troubled life due to the fact that he supported the free expression of people in a coercive climate. ...

The Silver Mask (1985)

Agatha Slatineanu, together with the alleged banker Troianoff, rob the boyar Valcu of a treasure collected in order to buy the throne. However, the gold is recovered by Margelatu for the benefit of the "Brotherhood". ...

The Last Assault (1985)

The film tells about the period when Romania joined the Allies against the Axis in WW2. ...

Chained Justice (1984)

Inspired by true events, "Dreptate în lanturi" is a rough and poetic film, whose action is placed at the beginning of the last century. The movie sheds light on a Romanian peasant who fights against social injustice. ...