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Gaudeamus igitur

1965 · 90 min

A gentle, earnest coming-of-age drama that follows students through exams and early adulthood with modest warmth and light comic touches.

Directed by
Gheorghe Vitanidis
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Șerban Cantacuzino, Sebastian Papaiani, Ileana Dunareanu
Overview
Five young high school graduates are preparing for college admissions in one of the largest and most important university centers, Cluj. Once they become students, the lives of the five change, and the results will be commensurate with the work of each.

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Directed by
Gheorghe Vitanidis
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Șerban Cantacuzino, Sebastian Papaiani, Ileana Dunareanu
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • education
    • ambition
    • friendship
    • work
    Places
    • big city
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy
    Directed by
    Gheorghe Vitanidis
    Written by
    Mircea Zaciu, Vasile Rebreanu
    Starring
    Șerban Cantacuzino, Sebastian Papaiani, Ileana Dunareanu, Irina Gărdescu, Dem Rădulescu, Ştefan Iordache, Anna Széles, Ilie Petre
    Cinematography
    Nicolae Girardi
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Romania
    Languages
    Romanian

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