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22 January 1993 (USA)
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Plot:
A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate...
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3 wins
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Romanian version of Underground, a must!
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Lucian Pintilie | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Ion Baiesu | novel "Balanta" | |
| Lucian Pintilie | ||
Produced by | |||
| Sylvain Bursztejn | .... | producer | |
| Lucian Pintilie | .... | producer | |
| Constantin Popescu | .... | executive producer | |
| Eliane Stutterheim | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Doru Mitran | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Victorita Nae | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Calin Papura | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Svetlana Mihailescu | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gheorghe Draghici | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Sanda Iorgulescu | .... | assistant director | |
| Dan Paduraru | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Anca Berlogea | .... | art department assistant | |
| Sergiu Comarniceanu | .... | assistant set decorator (as Sergiu Comârniceanu) | |
| Sasa Dragin | .... | art department assistant | |
| Gloria Papura | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Daniel Popescu | .... | property master | |
| Mihaela Vasilescu | .... | graphic artist | |
| Nicolae Voica | .... | assistant set decorator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Andrei Papp | .... | sound | |
| Gabriel Pavelescu | .... | sound assistant (as Gabi Pavelescu) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Moise Constantin | .... | pyrotechnician (as Constantin Moise) | |
| Valentina Craciun | .... | special effects operator | |
| Oltita Curta | .... | special effects operator | |
| Nicolae Novac | .... | special effects technician | |
| Mihai Reti | .... | special effects assistant | |
Stunts | |||
| Vasile Albinet | .... | stunt performer | |
| Ion Carangea | .... | stunts | |
| Viorel Ivanica | .... | stunt performer | |
| Aurelian Manolescu | .... | stunts | |
| Daniel Pasleaga | .... | stunts (as Daniel Pesleaga) | |
| Adrian Pavlovschi | .... | stunts | |
| Eugen Perju | .... | stunts | |
| Mihai Ungureanu | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Sorin Acostachioaiei | .... | grip | |
| Marius Bercu | .... | electrician | |
| Mihai Bocu | .... | electrician | |
| Gigi Dumitrescu | .... | grip (as Gigel Dumitrescu) | |
| Dumitru Gaita | .... | grip | |
| Nelu Glomincu | .... | assistant camera | |
| Radu Ion | .... | electrician | |
| Dan Nicolae | .... | grip (as Dan Nicolau) | |
| Gheorghe Pantazica | .... | electrician | |
| Costica Vasiliu | .... | gaffer | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Lari Ionescu | .... | costume assistant | |
| Ioana Udrea | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Valentina Balan | .... | assistant editor | |
| Adriana Filip | .... | assistant editor | |
| Flori Iancu | .... | color timer | |
| Maria Roman | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Irina Chirita | .... | production assistant | |
| Florin Ciubotaru | .... | helicopter pilot | |
| Nicu Constantinescu | .... | production assistant | |
| Mariana Costea | .... | production assistant | |
| Marian Curculescu | .... | film technician | |
| Mihaela Istoc | .... | production assistant | |
| Mihai Lazar | .... | production assistant | |
| Ion Necula | .... | production assistant (as Necula Ioan) | |
| Erika Negrescu | .... | script supervisor | |
| Miron Rinditeanu | .... | helicopter pilot | |
| Doina Torcatoru | .... | production assistant | |
Production Companies
- MK2 Productions
- Parnasse Production
- Les Films du Scarabée
- Studio of Cinematographic Creation of the Romanian Ministry of Culture
- Canal+ (in association with)
- La Sept Cinéma (in association with)
- Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (supported by)
- MK2 Diffusion (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- MK2 Éditions (2004) (France) (DVD)
- Rosebud (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
- MK2 Productions (1993) (USA) (subtitled)
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"Balanta" - France (original title)
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105 min
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Color (Fujicolor)
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The second Pintilie movie I have seen recently (thanks to Duna TV) and even better than the previous one (O Vara de neuitat): a great movie indeed! This is the Romanian version of Kusturica's Underground, or perhaps I should I say the opposite, since Balanta is actually an earlier piece. The fast-paced, furious story packed with bitter irony and surrealistic moments (well, the closer you live to the country, the less surrealistic they are: comments from people living in Ceausescu's Romania state that the film has nothing "unreal" in it) captures the essence of one of the darker dictatorships of the former Communist Bloc, where the harshness of oppression is softened only by the corruption of the society. Just like Kusturica in Underground, Pintilie presents a very critical picture of the society but at the same time he clearly shows his sympathy towards his suffering but talented and charming nation. All in all: stunning pictures, perfect acting and shocking scenes combine in Balanta for a perfect piece of cinema.