
May 1, 1962 · 64 years old
A Romanian film and stage actress, described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as "a symbol of Romanian theater and film". In the English-speaking world, she is probably best known for the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. In Romania, she has been nationally k…

Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.

Dancer Ruby, starting at Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, meets English violinist Johnnie, playing in a subway station. Music and dance follow.

An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.

Secluded from the world, a single mother of three must defend what's left of her family from a cold-blooded killer, at all costs.

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 as her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and ...

Nostradamus (1503-66) was a French doctor, astrologer and seer during the Inquisition, successful in treating patients during an outbreak of plague.

The film is an adaptation of a novel by Marin Preda, a controversial novelist who died during the Communist rule soon after the book was published. It tells the story of an intellectual, professor of philosophy whose life is crush...

To escape from his lonely existence, Nurlan embarks on the most adventurous journey of his life: to find the owner of this perky piece of blue underwear. He rents a small room in Baku and begins his quest.

During the communist era in Romania, a reporter finds an incredibly well organized network of a local winery. The whole movie is a satire of the communist regimes' absurd economical and social rules.

During World War II, 16 year old Eva meets Tudor, a mysterious man who makes her feel like a woman, but whose periodic disappearances wreak havoc on their relationship.

George Ladima, a poet and renowned journalist, loves Emilia, an actress whom he helps in her career, but who takes advantage of him. He commits suicide and in his pocket is found a love note to a Mrs. T.

A couple of Italo-American journalists go missing during their work assignment in Romania.

A young couple struggles to keep their marriage afloat in a foreign country.

An ancient dying land is brought back to life by the primal force of a young mute girl, who witnesses the fatal clash between her farmer father and those who want to poison his fields, in a magic journey of redemption.

Aniela, the first Romanian costume drama, tells the story of young Aniela Elefterios who thought she had it all: a promising future and a fiancé of noble descent. But her father's unexpected death changes her life forever and pits...

The story of three best friends, Silvia and Cela, and Rozana that are trying new things after they find out that Sivlia's husband was cheating on her.

Voivode Michael the Brave travels through time, together with his wife, discovering, deeply touched, the new world.

A protesting writer finds out that her husband has been a Securitate informant for 20 years. The story makes the media headlines. In 24 infernal hours, the couple reevaluate their lives to decide how and if they can continue.