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:

The Rest is Silence

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

Movie in movie

Well first of all I like the title : it is very suggestive , very theatrical . This movie is a needed change of rhythm in the Romanian cinema because it is depicting an episode of pioneering cinema in Romania . The year is 1912 but INDEPENDENCE WAR do not forget : is not the very first Romanian movie , maybe it is the first historical movie , even from the historical point of view the real UNION came in 1918 with Basarabia and Transilvania joining Valahia and Moldova ...but we are getting too much into national history .That era depicted in film is when Bucharest was opening more to European influences and especially french culture , it later became LITTLE Paris and it was not an exaggeration at all. French was spoken by aristocrats , intellectuals , artists and even common people. Of course the movie is got a lot of comic moments , we are Romanians N'EST CE PAS ? Do not forget also that haughty people they despised cinema , they preferred theater . I know they we're right but , let's get over it . Cinema was incredible cheap , even in those days , it was a sort of entertainment for low social classes , for the mob . But of course in time people they changed up minds , it is to admire the passion the people involved in this project they sacrifice to see their dream come true . Also it is showing us how VOLATILE and transient the films are ......they burn so easily .I enjoyed watching this movie , and is a nice feeling to know that they are still people who cares about CINEMA .