The Sleep of the Island

The Sleep of the Island (Romanian: Somnul Insulei) is a 1994 Romanian film directed by Mircea Veroiu, written by Bujor Nedelcovici based on Nedelcovici's novel The Second Messenger.

The Sleep of the Island
Directed byMircea Veroiu
Screenplay byBujor Nedelcovici
Based on
The Second Messenger
by
  • Bujor Nedelcovici
Produced byWilly Aurbach
StarringOvidiu Iuliu Moldovan
Marcel Iureș
Ștefan Sileanu
Elena Albu
Dan Condurache
Mircea Albulescu
Natașa Raab
Costel Constantin
Vlad Rădescu
Corina Dănilă
Rodica Mandache
Ion Chelaru
CinematographyGabriel Kosuth
Edited byMircea Ciocâltei
Music byAdrian Enescu
Release date
1994
Running time
102 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian

Plot

The topic of the film points out the condition of an intellectual in time of totalitarian dictatorship, which subjugated an island from where you can not run. The only alternative is collaborating with power and internment in a rehabilitation institute. A famous writer returns to his homeland to try to confront the terror of an oppressive regime, but he ends up being himself corrupted-thanks to the aberrant system.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Solaris-Film, in co-production with Star-Film, Cinerom R.A. and the Bucharest's Cinematographic Studio S.A., the film being shot at Buftea. It have been used frames from the films Sezonul Pescarusilor (1985) and Detașamentul Concordia (1980).

Awards

The film obtained Jury's special prize ("Silver Makhila") at the Latin World Festival of Cinematography from Arachon - France 1995.

References


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