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The Stone Wedding (1971)

Nunta de piatră (1971)

90 min. - Drama - AG - 29.01.1973

Synopsis: Film in two parts – «Fefeleaga» (Mircea Veroiu) and «La o nuntă» (To A Wedding) (Dan Pița) – inspired by the short stories by Ion Agârbiceanu.

Director: Dan Piţa, Mircea Veroiu

Writer: Dan Piţa, Mircea Veroiu

Stars: Leopoldina Bălănuță, Nina Domiga, Mircea Diaconu, Radu Boruzescu


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Casting:

Leopoldina Bălănuţă Fefeleaga
The Stone Wedding (1971) Nina Domiga Păunița
Mircea Diaconu Toboşarul
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Produced By

„Bucharest” Filmmaking Studio 

Production info

Shooting took place between July – September 1970 in Roșia Montana. Production expenses: Lei 2,994,492.
Normal screen, black and white, 2254 m.

Distributors

Româniafilm

Festivals, Awards

  1. 1972 - ACIN - „Opera Prima” Award, Best Actress (Leopoldina Bălănuță)
    1974 - Ciudad de Panama - Best Art Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Leopoldina Bălănuță)

Trivia

  • The film Nunta de piatră (Stone Wedding) ranks 6th in the ”Top 10 Best Romanian Movies of All Time”, published in 2008 and ranked by 40 film reviewers.
  • Working title: "Our mountains bear gold".
  • The film was integrally made in natural scenery of the place where the action happens in the scenario which is written after four of lon Agârbiceanu’s short stories.
  • Juriul festivalului internațional de film de la Teheran, 1973, format din Elisabeth Taylor, Miklos Iancsö, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Torre Nielson, Frank Capra, a propus ca Nunta de piatră, înscrisă inițial numai în secția informativă, să reprezinte oficial România în festivalul competitiv. (Cinema nr. 12, decembrie 1973)
  • Nunta de piatră a fost cumpărat de Muzeul de Artă din New York în 1974. (Cinema nr. 12, decembrie 1974)

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