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The Phantom Father (2011)

Tatăl fantomă (2011)

100 min. - Road Movie - AP 12 - 02.03.2012


Synopsis:

American professor Robert Traum embarks on an adventurous and amusing journey through Bucovina to find Sami the projectionist, the only person alive that can tell him anything about his Romanian Jewish descent. His symbolic journey is filled with danger, the unknown and the surreal, but finally rewarded with a double love: on the one hand he finds romantic love, on the other the passion for old cinema, nomad, popular, naive and generous.

Director: Lucian Georgescu

Writer: Lucian Georgescu, Barry Gifford

Stars: Marcel Iureş, Mihaela Sîrbu



Casting

Marcel Iureş Robert Traum
Mihaela Sîrbu Tanya
Valer Dellakeza Sami
Mihai Constantin Major Codrescu
Mimi Brănescu Alex
Victor Rebengiuc Uncle Petre
Mariana Mihuţ Aunt Florica
Iosif Paștina Robert as child
Nicodim Ungureanu Receptionist
Cornel Ciupercescu Rakoczi's friend
Vitalie Bantaș Vitalie
Marcelo Cobzariu Vladimir
Mirela Oprişor The woman from Italy
Maria Teslaru Oana Kopelman
The Phantom Father (2011) Csutak Reka The woman from Budapest
Şerban Pavlu Solomon Traum
Adriana Butoi Sara Traum
Ion Grosu Nathan Grinberg
Andrei Aradits Codrescu Sr.
Bujor Măcrin The mysterious man
The Phantom Father (2011) Elena Andreescu Penthesilea
The Phantom Father (2011) Ioan Chelaru The photographer
The Phantom Father (2011) Maria Alexandra Coman Little Tanya
Emilia Dobrin The woman from Siret
The Phantom Father (2011) Anca Ruxandra Firan The student
The Phantom Father (2011) Barry Gifford Jack
The Phantom Father (2011) Peter Klauss Rakoczi's friend
The Phantom Father (2011) Ionela Emilia Mocanu Vitalie's friend
The Phantom Father (2011) Vanina Pîrșan Governess
Ana Popescu Esther Grinberg
The Phantom Father (2011) David Zainea Little Sami
The Phantom Father (2011) Iosua Zainea Samuel
The Phantom Father (2011) Iosif Zainea Rudolf

Crew

Director

Lucian Georgescu

Screenplay by

Lucian Georgescu

Barry Gifford

Produced by

Lucian Georgescu

executive producer

Joachim von Vietinghoff

consultant producer

Marian Pascale

production manager

Liviu Mărghidan

production manager

Cinematography by
Liviu Mărghidan

Music Department

Johannes Malfatti

Film Editing by
Ion Ioachim Stroe

John Riley

second editor

Casting

Laura Grosu

Liliana Toma

Amalia Spălățelu

Irina Răducanu

figuration coordinator

Production Design by

Gabriel Nechita

Bogdan Bostănaru

props

Costume Design by
Alexandra Alma Ungureanu

Maria Pal

costumes assistant

Makeup and Hair

Gabi Creţan

Elena Tudor

hair stylist

Alexandra Bîrlădianu

hair stylist

Sound by
Cristian Tarnoveţchi

sound mixer

Eckehard Dux

sound engineer

Marius Stănescu

priza directă

Liviu Lupșa

sound assistant

Dragoș Moțiu

sound assistant

Nicolae Comârzan

sound assistant

Directing Department

Ovidiu Păunescu

first assistant director

Cosmin Cucu

assistant director

Lorena Stoica

assistant director

Cristian Ene

assistant director

Image Department

Mircea Valentin

cameraman

Gigel Dumitrescu

șarfeur

Ștefan Mangîr

steadycam

Bogdan Stanciu

steadycam

Florin Ilinca

camera assistant