Events

The film "The Oak" (1992), the first Romanian production restored in 4K digital format by Fundatia9 and BRD - Groupe Société Générale, will celebrate the gala premiere on February 4th, 2020, from8:00 p.m., in the Grand Hall of the National Theatre of Bucharest, in the presence of the actors and intimatesof the great director Lucian Pintilie.

Directed by Lucian Pintilie, "The Oak" is a Romanian-French co-production and premiered in 1992 at the Cannes Film Festival. The film presents the story of a young teacher and physician from a local hospital, who tries to cope with the last days of communism and struggles for normality in a Romania marked by stereotypes.

The original negative of the film was digitized in the Hiventy laboratory, in France, and the 4K restoration was performed in Romania by the Avanpost Media studio, with the support and advice of the image director Florin Mihailescu, an intimate friend of director Lucian Pintilie. The restoration process lasted for over 6 months, aimed at improving the image and sound and translating the film into 4K digital format.

The cast features: Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc, Marcel Iures, Dorel Visan, Mariana Mihut, Gheorghe Visu, Magda Catone, Dorina Lazar, Florin Calinescu.

"The Oak" will arrive in Romanian cinemas on February 6th, being distributed by Transilvania Film.

Translated by Simona Nichiteanu