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Mofturi 1900

1966 · 69 min

A gentle, talky comedy of manners, like eavesdropping on old cafe raconteurs spinning wry little anecdotes.

Directed by
Jean Georgescu
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Vasile Tomazian, Geo Barton, Ion Lucian
Overview
Mofturi 1900 is a 1964 Romanian comedic film directed by Jean Georgescu and based on Ion Luca Caragiale's many Moments and Sketches. The sketches used are "Diplomatie" ("Diplomacy"), "Amicii" ("Pals"), "O lacuna" ("A gap"), "Bubico", "C.F.R." (abbreviation of "Romanian Railways") and "Din statiune" ("From resort"). The film stars Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, Iurie Darie and Ion Dichiseanu; and features Ioana Bulcă, Alexandru Giugaru, Mircea Crisan, Geo Barton and others. Set at the beginning of the 20th century, the story revolves around two Mitică characters sitting at a cafe telling stories to each other.

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Directed by
Jean Georgescu
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Vasile Tomazian, Geo Barton, Ion Lucian
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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Jean Georgescu
    Written by
    Jean Georgescu
    Starring
    Vasile Tomazian, Geo Barton, Ion Lucian, Mircea Krishan, Horia Șerbănescu, Radu Zaharescu, Ileana Iordache, Iurie Darie
    Cinematography
    Ion Cosma
    Runtime
    69 min
    Country
    Romania
    Languages
    Romanian

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