The Rest is Silence (2007)
"Restul e tacere" (original title)

In 1911-12, the Romanian movie director Grigore Brezianu and the financial tycoon Leon Popescu made together the 2 hours long movie "Romania's Independence" - an as faithful as possible ... See full summary »

Director:

Nae Caranfil

Writer:

Nae Caranfil

Stars:

Marius Florea Vizante, Ovidiu Niculescu, Mirela Zeta

8 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marius Florea Vizante	...	Grigore 'Grig' Ursache
Ovidiu Niculescu	...	Leon Negrescu
Mirela Zeta	...	Emilia
Sandu Mihai Gruia	...	Iancu Ursache
Valentin Popescu	...	Catargiu
Nicu Mihoc	...	Anton Vorbula
Gavril Patru	...	The Cameraman
Silviu Biris	...	Raoul
Vlad Zamfirescu	...	Nutu Ferefide
Samuel Tastet	...	Raymond Duffin
Florin Zamfirescu	...	Colonel Guta - Chief of Police
Alexandru Hasnas	...	King Carol I
Ioana Bulca	...	Aristizza
Eric Coustaud	...	Leroy
Constantin Dita	...	Art Student

Storyline

In 1911-12, the Romanian movie director Grigore Brezianu and the financial tycoon Leon Popescu made together the 2 hours long movie "Romania's Independence" - an as faithful as possible screen adaptation of the real Independence War that had been fought in 1877. Now, "Restul e tacere" tells us, in a loose and half-fictionalized way, the story of this movie making.

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Plot Keywords:

greed | actress | trial | nudity | money | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Romania

Language:

Romanian French German

Release Date:

7 March 2008 (Romania)

Also Known As:

A többi néma csend

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avrig Group, Domino Film, Realitatea Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Romania's official selection for the 2009 Oscars.

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Quotes

Carol I: A "director"...?... So what the hell does this child do?
Grig: Me, I reign, Sire!

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Connections

References Le duel d'Hamlet (1900)

User Reviews

Caranfil strikes again...

È pericoloso sporgersi, Asphalt Tango, Filantropica... The ingredient are the same: lots of humor on a tragic background. 'Restul e tacere' has the same Caranfil style, and more... Without a doubt, his best work. It's a story about the making of the first Romanian movie in 1911, the age when Bucharest was still 'little Paris', and the national identity feelings were probably at the highest level of all times. Although as a Romanian i felt really close to this movie, i must say there is no over - nationalist propaganda, just a simple decent story with a little bit of history as background, telling us how talent met with business to do the "War of independence" film. The humor is great, the story is a must know, the acting is extraordinary, especially the two main characters (Leon Negrea played by Ovidiu Niculescu and Grigore Ursache played by Marius Florea Vizante), the music is right on cue, the 'little Paris' atmosphere is greatly recreated and the rest is silence...