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Gaițele

2005 · 100 min

A slow, stage-bound drama that mixes provincial comedy with a quietly devastating emotional cost.

Directed by
Alexandru Kirițescu
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Draga Olteanu Matei, Adriana Şchiopu, Laura Jianu
Overview
Provincial atmosphere. The conflicts, customs and morals of a family of merchants from Craiova unwittingly destroy the love and even the life of a vulnerable young girl through her naivety and romanticism.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Alexandru Kirițescu
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Draga Olteanu Matei, Adriana Şchiopu, Laura Jianu
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • love
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Alexandru Kirițescu
Written by
Alexandru Kirițescu
Starring
Draga Olteanu Matei, Adriana Şchiopu, Laura Jianu, Dem Rădulescu, Leopoldina Bălănuță
Runtime
100 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Romanian

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