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Steps in the Sky

1977 · 84 min

A quiet, serious drama about duty and old feelings, set against rugged mountain work, unfolding with patient tension and a sense of moral weight.

Directed by
Andrei Blaier
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Gheorghe Dinică, Dumitru Chesa, Petre Gheorghiu-Goe
Overview
Ion is the head of workers' team who install high-voltage lines in the mountains. He discovers a design error that could put many lives in jeopardy and knows that the chief designer is Valeria, his ex-girlfriend from adolescent days.

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Directed by
Andrei Blaier
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Gheorghe Dinică, Dumitru Chesa, Petre Gheorghiu-Goe
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • love
  • morality
  • class
  • memory
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Andrei Blaier
Written by
Andrei Blaier
Starring
Gheorghe Dinică, Dumitru Chesa, Petre Gheorghiu-Goe, Albert Kitzl, Dan Nuțu, Silvia Popovici, Ilarion Ciobanu, Boris Ciornei
Cinematography
Nicu Stan
Runtime
84 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Romanian

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