The history of Romanian Cinema
From humble beginnings to remarkable achievements, the romanian film industry continues to shape the cinematic landscape with compelling and engaging storytelling. Subscribe to CINEPUB to watch the most important Romanian films.
22/08/1969THE MONA LISA WITHOUT A SMILE
A movie that not only discusses the differences between classes in the communist regime, but mostly the anticipation of death and perishability of the human body. As a subject and genre, “The Mona Lisa Without a Smile” is a deeply lyrical and meditative road movie. The directions and categories are very clear in the film: the bourgeoisie means inadequacy, falsehood, failure, lack of action, procrastination, a man who “goes in one direction, with his head turned in the other”, impossible in his actions.
12/03/1981MERCENARIES TRAP
In 1918 a defeated Austro-Hungarian Baron Colonel Von Görtz returns home to Transylvania which has just been lost to Romania. A vengeful Von Görtz punishes the nearby villagers but Romanian Major Tudor Andrei aids them.








