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The Sleep of the Island
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Wikipedia article
'The Sleep of the Island' is a Romanian film from 1994 directed by Mircea Veroiu, inspired from the novel 'The Second Messenger' written by Bujor Nedelcovici.
Plot
The topic of the film points out the condition of an intellectual in time of totalitarian dictatorship, which subjugated an island from where you can not run. The only alternative is collaborating with power and internment in a rehabilitation institute. A famous writer returns to his homeland to try to confront the terror of an oppressive regime, but he ends up being himself corrupted-thanks to the aberrant system.
Cast
* Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan - Daniel Raynal
* Marcel Iure - Jean Elby
* tefan Sileanu - The island governor
* Elena Albu - Micheline Rolebon
* Dan Condurache - poet Victor Labri
* Mircea Albulescu - Professor Fontaine
* Nataa Raab - Hlne
* Costel Constantin - president of the Ideological College
* Vlad Rdescu - archaeologist Marcel
* Corina Dnil - Christine
* Rodica Mandache - Veronica, Victor's wife
* Ion Chelaru - Vanghelie
Production
The film was produced by Solaris-Film, in co-production with Star-Film, Cinerom R.A. and the Bucharest's Cinematographic Studio S.A., the film being shot at Buftea. It have been used frames from the films 'Sezonul Pescarusilor' (1985) and 'Detaamentul Concordia' (1980).
Awards
The film obtained Jury's special prize ("Silver Makhila") at the Latin World Festival of Cinematography from Arachon - France 1995.
References
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